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Blocked in Syria, verified by community testing in February 2026, which showed a geo-restriction error blocking notebook creation and access. A community volunteer contacted support in March 2026, and the team named NotebookLM in an official follow-up to Google's compliance team later that month. No resolution has followed.
Follow-up Sent
Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to google-cloud-compliance@google.com. NotebookLM was explicitly named alongside Google Gemini and Google AI Studio as blocked services requiring review. The email argued that 13 Google services are already accessible in Syria and ...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at NotebookLM or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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