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Partially blocked in Syria: community reports since February 2026 show the website browsable, but payment processing and account sign-in are blocked from Syria. Community volunteers sent eight outreach emails to the company's compliance team between February and April 2026 citing the lifting of sanctions, but received no response to any of them.
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent an eighth outreach email to Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, EU sanctions removal, and included supporting resources from ...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a seventh follow-up outreach email to Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo, OFAC documentation, and supporting resources from u...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a sixth follow-up outreach email to Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo, EU sanctions removal, OFAC documentation, and support...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo, EU sanctions removal, OFAC documentation, and supporting re...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo and EU sanctions, OFAC documentation, and supporting resourc...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer emailed Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email cited the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo announced by the Treasury in December 2025, referenced OFAC documentation confirming Syria i...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer emailed Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com urging Google to lift restrictions on their cloud services in Syria, citing the removal of U.S. sanctions.
Contacted Company
A community volunteer contacted Google Cloud compliance at google-cloud-compliance@google.com requesting service access be enabled for users in Syria following the lifting of sanctions.
Investigated
Community report: Google Cloud Platform website is browsable without VPN, but payment processing and account sign-in are blocked from Syria.
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Google Cloud Platform or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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