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Hack Club is blocked in Syria, as of .

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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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What works

Each part of the service, checked from Syria.

Core useFails

Joining the Hack Club community from Syria failed: its Slack workspace showed "Slack cannot be accessed from your location" (HTTP 451).

Landing pageWorks

The hackclub.com homepage loaded normally.

Sign-upFails

Syria is missing from the country list on the Hack Club sign-up form, and the step that joins the community through Slack returned "451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons" ("Slack cannot be accessed from your location"), so sign-up could not be completed.

Sign-inNot checked
One-time codes (OTP)Works

A one-time code was sent to the email address during sign-up and entered on the verification page.

Identity verification (KYC)Not checked
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  • Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions

No, Hack Club is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.

Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.

You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Hack Club directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.