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Comprehensive community testing confirmed that Amazon Polly remains blocked in Syria at multiple levels. Marketing pages at aws.amazon.com/polly load normally, but all functional access is denied. The billing signup portal at portal.aws.amazon.com returns a "Website Temporarily Unavailable" page. Th...
Work at Amazon Polly? Know someone who does?
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Amazon Polly or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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