# IMDb (آي إم دي بي)

> IMDb works in Syria, as of 2026-10-27.

- Status: available
- Outreach: No Response
- Company: [Amazon](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/amazon.md)
- Categories: Encyclopedia & Reference
- Official site: https://www.imdb.com
- Community votes: 1
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/imdb

## About

Online database of films, TV series and the people who make them, with ratings, reviews, cast lists and trailers

## Progress timeline

- 2026-09-08 — Contacted Company (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote to Amazon's EU privacy team asking it to review the country restriction, noting that Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded on 24 August 2026 and that the measures still in force target named individuals.
- 2026-07-02 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team, citing the December 2025 lifting of U.S. and EU sanctions on Syria and asking that access be reviewed and restored for Syrian users across AWS services.
- 2026-07-01 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request template, five months after the previous outreach in this label.
- 2026-03-30 — Follow-up Sent (Our Outreach). The team sent formal outreach to Amazon's AWS privacy team, citing the 2025 lifting of Syria sanctions and detailing that the AWS Console, Amazon Payment Services, Kindle, Audible, and Prime Video remain blocked or restricted for Syrian users.
- 2026-03-19 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon UK's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request, attaching sanctions relief documentation.
- 2026-03-03 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer, a cybersecurity specialist and software developer, wrote to AWS's privacy team requesting a review of Syria restrictions, citing the 2025 sanctions lift and other companies' updated access policies.
- 2026-03-03 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request template.
- 2026-02-23 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote to Amazon's legal and policy teams, arguing that the sanctions relief created a legal requirement to review AWS's geo-blocking of Syria.
- 2026-02-20 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote to Amazon's EU privacy team as part of a wider campaign to companies, citing the December 2025 lifting of sanctions on Syria and asking that AWS access be reviewed for Syrian users.
- 2026-02-20 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request, resending a near-identical message about an hour later.
- 2026-02-15 — Follow-up Sent (Community Updates). A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team, referencing the lifting of Syria sanctions and asking that AWS service access be enabled for Syrian users.
- 2026-02-10 — Company Responded (Community Updates). Amazon Tech Support Executive Customer Relations replied to acknowledge the Syria access request, saying the feedback was forwarded to the team responsible for future AWS service development. No decision or timeline was given.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company (Our Outreach). UnblockSyria's founder wrote to Amazon's legal and policy teams, citing the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria and asking AWS to review its country-level IP restrictions for Syrian professionals working with foreign employers.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is IMDb available in Syria?

Yes. IMDb is available in Syria: its core use and every other part we track work.

### When did IMDb become available in Syria?

Check the timeline on this page for the full history of IMDb's availability in Syria, including when access was restored.

## 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, and Syria was removed from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism on 2026-08-24. See https://unblocksyria.com/en/sanctions for a dated summary, https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory background and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

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