# Brave Search (بريف سيرتش)

> Brave Search is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Brave Software](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/brave-software.md)
- Categories: Search Engines
- Official site: https://search.brave.com
- Community votes: 49
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/brave-search

## About

Privacy-focused independent search engine by Brave Software, the default search engine in the Brave browser

## Activity summary

Brave Search is blocked in Syria. First documented as geo-blocked in June 2026, it briefly became accessible on July 8, then was found region-blocked again on July 9, with search.brave.com/search returning "This service is not available in your region." The geo-restriction appears to be flapping on Brave's side. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-09 — Investigated. Community testing found that Brave Search is geo-blocked in Syria again, one day after a brief window of accessibility. Loading search.brave.com/search from a Syrian connection returns the message «This service is not available in your region», the same block seen before the temporary restoration. The geo-restriction appears to be flapping on Brave's side. Status updated from accessible back to blocked. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/k9aevx94y4s1djrnxidr0d4a/oausk5blbyu4gyvz9i075od0-capture-d-cran-du-2026-07-09-12-10-37.png)
- 2026-07-08 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Brave Search is now accessible from Syria. Loading search.brave.com from a Syrian desktop connection returns the normal search homepage instead of the previous "This service is not available in your region" message. The geo-block that had prevented Syrian users from reaching the search service has been lifted. Status updated from blocked to accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/uc3nwpjl91c9ike2uxatuy9r/b1wk425se33xae76vskcjy1i-screenshot-2026-07-08-123003.png)
- 2026-06-10 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that Brave Search is geo-blocked in Syria. Accessing search.brave.com from Syrian IPs on both mobile and desktop returns the message "This service is not available in your region". The Brave browser and the main brave.com website remain accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/yajjq39qfi4dfkw6028jctlp/zrcngn6p9muikknkiquw8bd6-img-0160.jpeg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/brave-search?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/brave-search/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/brave-search
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/brave-search.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/brave-search.md