# Descript (ديسكريبت)

> Descript is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Descript](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/descript.md)
- Categories: Video Editing, AI Voice & Music, Audio Production
- Official site: https://www.descript.com
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/descript

## About

AI-powered audio and video editing tool with transcription and screen recording

## Activity summary

Descript is restricted in Syria. Two independent community tests in July 2026 showed the website and the demo request form working over Syrian mobile and ADSL, while account sign-in fails: Google authentication returns a 403 from Descript's third-party auth provider, and the email path errors out. A volunteer emailed support in February 2026 and the company's AI bot replied off topic about refunds.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-29 — Verified. Two independent community tests from Syria confirmed that Descript's website works while account authentication does not. Pages such as descript.com/contact load in full and the product demo request form submits normally over both Syrian mobile and ADSL connections. Signing in with Google fails with a 403 Forbidden served by Descript's authentication provider at api.stytch.com, and the email sign-in path returns «Something went wrong. Try again later or contact your admin for help.» Status updated from unknown to restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ff22qbjksx9mj1kd6p7htl5t/kfrjppgtfd6wqz1po5nwe012-inshot-20260729-131348890.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ctl79723i11czsef4i7to41u/hdknd1s2e8uxhxl2s5sfjn6x-inshot-20260729-132103481.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/a7amhzuuzextpzext90eokkk/mykuc49a3umxftn6ozjdlsft-inshot-20260729-132040849.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/c7aliumo0rm41u4rje17oiuq/wygajkaz78lq82f6fgti7q7h-inshot-20260729-131447842.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/z926iqtdjm0o4o353annuua3/i721yfj7mo4t92uoa5ohmirz-inshot-20260729-131719425.jpg)
- 2026-02-26 — Company Responded. Descript's AI support bot responded to the outreach, but the response was entirely off-topic. Due to cross-contamination from the mass CC email, the bot confused the Syria access request with unrelated queries and responded about refund policies instead. No acknowledgment of the Syria unblocking request was provided. The response is an automated AI-generated reply that failed to understand the inquiry.
- 2026-02-26 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Descript's support team at support@descript.com requesting a review of access restrictions for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and included links to the official U.S. Treasury announcement and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.

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