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Nonprofit network of coding clubs, hackathons, and programs for high school students learning to build software and hardware projects.
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8 Jul, 2026
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Hack Club is restricted in Syria. The platform loads and the Hack Club Auth dashboard is fully navigable, but the ID Verification step (powered by Persona) is unavailable for the country, blocking Syrian participants from completing verification required for grants and hardware programs. Confirmed by community testing in July 2026. No outreach yet.
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Community testing found that Hack Club's identity verification is restricted for Syrian users. The Hack Club Auth dashboard loads and navigation works, but the ID Verification step (powered by Persona) returns «We are unable to verify identities in this country. Please select another country.» This ...
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 Hack Club 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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