# Character.AI (كاراكتر إيه آي)

> Character.AI is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Character.AI](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/character-ai.md)
- Categories: AI Assistants, AI Writing
- Official site: https://character.ai
- Community votes: 15
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/character-ai

## About

AI platform for creating and chatting with customizable virtual characters and personalities

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified by community testing in February 2026, which showed a regional block message. A community volunteer contacted the company in March 2026, and the company replied only with an automated acknowledgment classifying the request as a bug report, with no concrete action. No resolution has followed.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-01 — Company Responded. Character.AI's support team responded via an automated Zendesk email from privacy@character.ai. The response acknowledged receipt of the request as a "bug report" and stated the team would review it. No timeline or specific action was confirmed. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a human review.
- 2026-03-01 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Character.AI's privacy team at privacy@character.ai requesting a compliance review to restore access for users in Syria. The email referenced the 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com, and noted that other platforms have already resumed services.
- 2026-02-18 — Verified. Community member verified that Character.AI remains blocked in Syria. Accessing character.ai via DSL displays the message: "Access to Character.AI is currently unavailable in your region." The block appears to be a region-based restriction implemented by Character.AI directly. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/n8c974925l1jmyyuiznb4amq/wj2myczktv5lvom89froeb34-screenshot-2026-02-18-164502.png)

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