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Contacted Company
Official outreach to support@discord.com. Syrian phone numbers (+963) blocked from verification with disguised 'rate limited' error. 55% of Forums & Communities accessible. Reddit, Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Snapchat cited.
Contacted Company
Official outreach email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to support@discord.com. The email noted that Syrian phone numbers (+963) are blocked from account verification with a disguised 'rate limited' error. Cited Reddit, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Snapchat, and Medium as accessib...
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