# Netflix (نتفليكس)

> Netflix is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-09-05.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Netflix](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/netflix.md)
- Categories: Video Streaming
- Official site: https://www.netflix.com
- Community votes: 651
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/netflix

## About

Subscription streaming service for movies and TV shows

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. The team has pressed Netflix since February 2026, and while support agents have repeatedly said the request was noted or escalated, most recently in September, no timeline or resolution has been given.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-30 — Company Responded. Netflix's legal team replied with an automated acknowledgment confirming receipt and stating someone would follow up as needed. The reply included standard boilerplate on legal service, law enforcement and customer support channels — not a substantive response.
- 2026-03-30 — Follow-up Sent. Official follow-up sent to Netflix legal after seven weeks of silence on the February 9 outreach, noting Vimeo, OSN+ and STARZPLAY were now fully accessible and YouTube and Apple TV+ partially restored, with Netflix the last major holdout.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Official outreach sent to Netflix's legal team requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current post-sanctions legal framework, noting other platforms had already restored access to Syrian professionals.

## Community reports

- 2026-09-04 — Company Responded. The Netflix support agent acknowledged the request, said it had been taken on high priority and that the relevant team would work on it. No timeline and no specific action were committed to, and the agent said they had no means of following up by email. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/lw419i3afkfao5dz97j47nnr/s8a2k5p7ldoivwz74w83fyb1.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/mq1ajjxs79hi43qewoszw3f2/nk7fx8njsddes4pr5dujkgzq.png)
- 2026-09-04 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer asked Netflix, through its live customer-service chat, to restore access for users in Syria, citing BIS License Exception SPP (15 CFR 740.5) and the EU's lifting of economic sanctions in May 2025, and asked that it be routed to whoever owns country restrictions. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/cizovjirf2jyhohw5d435kz8/mbboaeqo4di929snszn51nyg.png)
- 2026-07-01 — Follow-up Sent. A volunteer repeated the request to Netflix's legal team that access be enabled for users in Syria, citing the same lifted-sanctions basis as earlier outreach. This follows the April support engagement, still the most recent substantive development.
- 2026-04-19 — Company Responded. A volunteer engaged Netflix support via live chat, asking that regional access restrictions for Syrian users be escalated. The support agent acknowledged the request and said feedback would be shared with leadership, without committing to a timeline or specific action.
- 2026-03-09 — Follow-up Sent. A volunteer sent a follow-up request to new Netflix contact addresses (privacy and account info), citing the lifted sanctions and requesting Syria be onboarded. Earlier outreach had gone only to the legal team.
- 2026-02-14 — Follow-up Sent. A volunteer sent an additional request to Netflix's legal team asking that access be enabled for users in Syria, repeating the February 9 outreach.
- 2026-02-12 — Verified. Community verification: Netflix remains completely blocked when accessed from Syria over a DSL connection. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/amh0xf11nwz00iffiheo5vuo/fymxg3l9nscffrzepjpwljg0-screenshot-2026-02-12-211934.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/netflix?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/netflix/timeline-entries?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/netflix
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/netflix.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/netflix.md