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Blocked in Syria. While the RDS marketing pages load, the AWS Console and account signup geo-block users in Syria, which is the consistent pattern across AWS services. The team contacted Amazon in March 2026, naming RDS among the blocked AWS services that need access restored for Syrian users; no response has been recorded yet.
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Official outreach email sent to Amazon specifically naming RDS among the blocked AWS cloud services requiring access restoration for Syrian users.
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 RDS 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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