# Grok (غروك)

> Grok is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-25.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [xAI](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/xai.md)
- Categories: AI Assistants, AI Coding, AI Image Generation, AI Video Generation, AI Writing
- Official site: https://grok.com
- Community votes: 246
- Last updated: 2026-08-25
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/grok

## About

AI chatbot by xAI with real-time data, image generation, and coding abilities

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified by community reports with screenshots in January 2026. A community volunteer contacted the company in February 2026 and the team sent formal outreach in March 2026, but the company replied only with automated templates directing inquiries elsewhere, without addressing Syria. No resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-18 — Company Responded. X's legal team responded to the outreach covering Grok via an automated email from legal+noreply@x.com. The response was a generic template directing all inquiries to help.x.com/en/forms, stating that "reports sent to this email address will not be processed." The auto-reply did not reference Syria, Grok, sanctions, or any specifics from the outreach. This is an automated deflection rather than a substantive engagement.
- 2026-03-18 — Contacted Company. UnblockSyria's Legal Advisor sent a formal outreach to X's legal team at legal@x.com requesting restoration of access for Grok and account verification for X. The email noted that Grok remains fully blocked while X is partially accessible but restricts Syrian phone numbers for verification. The legal basis for restrictions no longer exists following the full dismantling of the U.S. Syria sanctions framework in 2025. The email suggested that a single compliance review at the corporate level could address both X and Grok simultaneously.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-22 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer replied to xAI's automated template by providing the requested account details and reiterating the Syria access request in detail. The follow-up referenced the full OFAC sanctions revocation and EU sanctions lift, and specifically asked xAI to verify their internal restricted-region lists and update access rules for Syria.
- 2026-02-22 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed xAI's support team at support@x.ai requesting a review of access restrictions on Grok for users in Syria. The email referenced the full revocation of U.S. comprehensive sanctions on Syria by OFAC (effective July 1, 2025) and the EU sanctions lift in May 2025, and asked xAI to confirm whether Syria remains on internal restricted-region lists, review and update compliance policies to enable unrestricted access from Syrian IPs, and provide guidance on any timeline for resolution. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/t6l4ewz4235a8s6wlfbr93r3/v7t4ufnn2gn4qk8r8iucfwzt-1000338721.jpg)
- 2026-02-22 — Company Responded. xAI's support team responded via an automated email from support+noreply@x.ai with a generic template requesting the user's account email and Team ID. The response included canned links to documentation but did not reference Syria, sanctions, or any specifics from the original unblocking request. The response appears to be an automated template rather than a human review.
- 2026-02-14 — Evidence Added. Community report: User from Syria reports that Grok logs them out when using without VPN and requires re-login. The app initially worked fine after launch but now requires VPN for continued sessions. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/l9gr3xrzr1zlnryygo6h75x3/llkp9obv3ahdorhrvdqcelg6-img-9873.png)
- 2026-01-21 — Evidence Added. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/maw2vz80h4lexpe01712t07d/xioyf0n7j6tjdlwegn2v87f3-zzaq3svedvih1szucac88fsn-grokbanned.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/vmq7ip8kw0foagxvhyewno5m/hab5s57aueaelpas0p6cugaa-bn8mrhtiula1u28c8xtm0ycx-groxbanned.png)
- 2026-01-21 — Verified. Community report with screenshots confirms Grok (xAI's chatbot) is blocked from Syria. The service displays a restriction message when accessed from Syrian IP addresses. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/zfjv1z7kfobgnazhghy6443l/bn8mrhtiula1u28c8xtm0ycx-groxbanned.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/k19mwgenhsyu23blr3vo61mz/zzaq3svedvih1szucac88fsn-grokbanned.png)

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