# Lantern (لانترن)

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

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Brave New Software](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/brave-new-software.md)
- Categories: VPN Services, Proxy Services
- Official site: https://getlantern.org
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/lantern

## About

Internet censorship circumvention tool providing free and open access to the web

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, verified in March 2026. Community testing confirmed the website loads fully and the censorship circumvention app downloads and works from within Syria. No outreach was needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-18 — Verified. Community testing from Syria (Tarassul ISP, Aleppo) confirmed that Lantern is accessible. The getlantern.org website loads fully with all content rendered, including the download button and product information. The submitter reported downloading and successfully using the Lantern app, confirming the censorship circumvention tool is functional within Syria. Status updated from unknown to accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/zdpyhe49vcfascfth4wxw2wy/ntjbsynb3h9qieee61bd2v9j-1000353520.jpg)

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