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Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community testing in February 2026 that returned a regional block page. Since then the team and community volunteers have repeatedly contacted OpenAI, which acknowledged the requests and said it would review them internally but pointed to its list of supported countries, offered no timeline, and has not restored access. It is the most requested service on the platform, and outreach continues.

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OpenAI's support team responded to the unblocking request via support@openai.com. An initial AI support agent provided a generic response stating Syria is not on the supported countries list, but the request was escalated to a human specialist after the legal advisor requested human review. The huma...

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Frequently Asked Questions

No, ChatGPT is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.

Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.

You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting ChatGPT directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.