# edX (إيدكس)

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

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [2U](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/2u.md)
- Categories: Online Courses, Certification & Testing, Universities & Degrees
- Official site: https://www.edx.org
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/edx

## About

Online learning platform offering university-level courses, certificates, and degree programs

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. A community report in February 2026 found that the site loads and accounts can be created, but email verification fails because it routes through a third-party provider whose sanctions compliance page blocks Syria. Browsing works while account functionality stays limited; no outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-22 — Investigated. Community report from Syria (IP: 139.28.48.16). A user was able to access edX and create an account, but email verification failed. The verification process redirected to trust.salesforce.com, which displayed Salesforce's sanctions compliance page blocking access from Syria. This indicates edX's account verification relies on Salesforce infrastructure, which still enforces country-level restrictions for Syria. The main edX website appears accessible, but account functionality may be limited due to this backend dependency on Salesforce. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/xs0kzmtk7jmvw0ru06dzk99t/th7iq3oy1zyulpjjozw4fi5t-screenshot-.jpg)

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