# Kaggle (كاغل)

> Kaggle is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: Unblocked
- Company: [Google](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/google.md)
- Categories: Data & ML Platforms, AI Infrastructure & Platforms, Datasets & Open Data, Developer Communities, Online Courses
- Official site: https://www.kaggle.com
- Community votes: 14
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/kaggle

## About

Data science platform with machine learning competitions, datasets, and notebooks

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria as of March 2026. After being blocked and confirmed unverifiable from Syria, the platform was reached through repeated community outreach starting in late 2025, and in March 2026 a volunteer confirmed the company had removed the IP block and dropped Syria from its sanctioned-regions list. Some individual competition rules set by hosts may still exclude Syria, but platform access is fully restored.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-11 — Fully Unblocked. Kaggle's platform access remains fully restored for users in Syria: the IP block was removed and Syria was removed from the sanctioned-regions list on 6 March 2026. Subsequent correspondence on 11 March concerned eligibility rules of individual competitions, which are set by competition hosts and sponsors, and did not affect platform access.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-11 — Company Responded. Kaggle Support responded to the competition rules inquiry, clarifying that individual competition rules are set by the competition host or sponsor, not by Kaggle. The representative stated that Kaggle plays a very limited role in competition agreements and suggested directing questions to the relevant competition forum for more targeted responses. This confirms that while Kaggle itself has lifted Syria restrictions at the platform level, individual competition sponsors may still apply their own regional exclusions.
- 2026-03-11 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up to Kaggle Support noting an inconsistency in competition rules: some recently launched competitions have removed Syria from the sanctioned regions list, while others (such as BirdCLEF 2026) still include Syria. The volunteer asked whether this was intentional or an oversight from using outdated rule templates, and requested that Syrians be allowed to participate in all competitions.
- 2026-03-06 — Fully Unblocked. A community volunteer confirmed that Kaggle has fully restored access for users in Syria. The IP block has been removed and Syria has been removed from the sanctioned regions list in Kaggle's competition rules. No formal announcement was made by Kaggle — the changes were discovered by the volunteer upon re-checking access after continued outreach.
- 2026-03-05 — Company Responded. Kaggle Support responded to a new Zendesk request (#225197) from a community volunteer asking about Syria access. The support agent asked whether the volunteer is currently facing any issues accessing Kaggle from Syria, suggesting awareness that restrictions may have already been lifted. This was a human response, not an automated acknowledgment.
- 2026-03-05 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Kaggle's privacy and security teams directly at privacy@kaggle.com and security@kaggle.com requesting that service access be restored for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions removal, included official U.S. Treasury documentation, and noted that several companies have already enabled access. This outreach targets Kaggle's privacy and security teams directly, separate from previous contacts through Kaggle's Zendesk moderation system.
- 2026-02-19 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a second follow-up to Kaggle Moderation asking for an update on the Syria access request. No response had been received since Kaggle's initial December 2025 acknowledgment that they had reported the issue to their team.
- 2026-01-23 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up to Kaggle Moderation referencing the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and EU sanctions removal. The message provided updated information including official U.S. Treasury documentation and resources from unblocksyria.com, noting that several companies had already restored access for Syrian users.
- 2026-01-22 — Investigated. Account can not be verified with a Syrian phone number (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/i820hgtbc4ypbt248pi4lia4/epslopkw4wqpdrhqp8cr0uze-ygeqajw2v47bpbw82algp2uj-screenshot-20260122-170737.jpg)
- 2025-12-30 — Company Responded. Kaggle Support responded to the outreach request stating: "Thank you so much for reporting this issue. We have reported this to our team. We're on it!" This indicates Kaggle acknowledged the Syria access issue and escalated it internally for review.
- 2025-12-25 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Kaggle via their support system as a follow-up to an earlier request, asking that Kaggle make its platform available to users in Syria. The request cited the recent repeal of the Caesar Act, the archiving of the Syria sanctions program on the OFAC website, and noted that companies like GitHub had already restored services in Syria. Supporting documentation was included.

## 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

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