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Text-to-speech service converting text into lifelike spoken audio
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Automatic speech recognition service for converting audio to text
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24 Jun, 2026
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Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community testing in March 2026. The commercial landing page and the free demo both load, but clicking "Get started" redirects to the AWS Console, which returns a 400 "Access Restricted" error stating AWS does not provide services in the user's region. No outreach to the company has been recorded yet.
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Community testing confirmed that Amazon Transcribe remains blocked in Syria. The commercial landing page at aws.amazon.com/transcribe loads successfully, and the free demo ("Try Free Demo") at d2oicmkm7o4dqj.cloudfront.net is also accessible. However, clicking "Get started with Amazon Transcribe" re...
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 Transcribe 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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