Google's digital bookstore for purchasing and reading e-books, audiobooks, and comics
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Each part of the service, checked from Syria.
From a Syrian connection, Google Play Books was browsed on desktop and in the Android app, a book's page opened, and its free sample could be read in the web reader and in the app.
The Books section of the Google Play store loaded normally from a Syrian connection, on desktop and in the Android app.
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Community UpdatesA community volunteer emailed Google's compliance team as part of a campaign to several companies, citing Syria's removal from the US state sponsors of terrorism list and asking which regulation, if any, still justifies restricting the service. No response was recorded.
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Community UpdatesThe same volunteer followed up with Google's compliance team about five weeks later, repeating the request and citing Syria's removal from the US state sponsors of terrorism list on August 24, 2026. No response was recorded.
Sanctions are lifted. Most companies just haven't updated their policies. A word from inside Google can change that.
Tips for advocating
- Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams.
- Reference the lifted sanctions.
- Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria.
