# Name.com (نيم دوت كوم)

> Name.com is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Identity Digital](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/identity-digital.md)
- Categories: Domain & DNS, Web Hosting, Website Builders
- Official site: https://name.com
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/name-com

## About

Domain registrar and web hosting provider for registering and managing domain names

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified by a community report in February 2026 showing an explicit sanctions block page. A community volunteer contacted the company that same month and followed up twice through March, citing the lifted sanctions and noting that competing registrars have already restored access. The company repeatedly declined, citing U.S. export compliance and a ban on issuing SSL certificates, without acknowledging the updated guidance. No resolution.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-14 — Follow-up Sent. A second follow-up was sent to Name.com support pushing back on the repeated denial. The message pointed out that their current policy may be based on outdated information since OFAC has lifted the sanctions, and highlighted that competitors including Namecheap, Hostinger, and GoDaddy have already made their services available in Syria. The volunteer requested a reassessment with their compliance team.
- 2026-03-13 — Company Responded. A second Name.com support agent responded to the ongoing ticket, repeating the same denial as the initial response. The agent stated that Name.com restricts services in Syria due to U.S. export compliance, specifically citing a ban on issuing SSL certificates. The response did not acknowledge the 2025 OFAC sanctions lift or the volunteer's earlier pushback referencing updated regulations.
- 2026-02-21 — Company Responded. A second Name.com support agent responded to the ticket with a generic acknowledgment, stating the team would have "a few of our experts take a look at it" and that the ticket was marked as pending. The response did not reference the updated OFAC guidance or the volunteer's pushback about lifted sanctions. A subsequent response from a third agent three weeks later repeated the same canned denial, indicating no substantive compliance review took place.
- 2026-02-20 — Follow-up Sent. A follow-up reply was sent to Name.com support pointing out that their current policy may be based on outdated information, as the sanctions in question have been lifted by OFAC. The reply requested that the relevant resources be reviewed and the restrictions reassessed with their compliance team.
- 2026-02-20 — Company Responded. Name.com support responded stating that they restrict services in Syria due to U.S. export compliance, specifically citing a ban on issuing SSL certificates for users in the country. They stated that as a U.S.-based entity, they must comply with regulations that include Syria in their restricted countries list. The response did not acknowledge the recent lifting of OFAC sanctions.
- 2026-02-20 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to Name.com via their support portal requesting that Syria access restrictions be removed. The message referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and included links to official U.S. Treasury documentation and supporting resources from unblocksyria.com. Evidence screenshots were attached to the support ticket.
- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Tested from Syria on Windows desktop using Firefox. Name.com displays an explicit sanctions block: "Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access name.com" with the message "Your IP address indicates you are attempting to access this site from a country or region sanctioned by the US Treasury Department." (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ayelhp9tm4g1y3d6n4iy8llh/mmob7161u67blaokn2mrr8xi-screenshot.png)

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