# Patreon (باتريون)

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

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Declined
- Company: [Patreon](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/patreon.md)
- Categories: Creator Economy, Crowdfunding & Donations, Payment Services, Podcasts
- Official site: https://www.patreon.com/
- Community votes: 65
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/patreon

## About

Membership platform letting creators earn recurring support directly from fans

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. The team contacted Patreon in February 2026, and the company declined, saying none of its payment processors support transactions to or from Syria, though it said it would keep monitoring the situation.

## Official timeline

- 2026-02-10 — Declined. Patreon declined, saying none of its payment processors support transactions to or from Syria. It will keep monitoring and post updates on its Sanctions Policy page.
- 2026-02-09 — Company Responded. Patreon's legal inbox sent an automatic reply confirming receipt of the outreach.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. UnblockSyria wrote to Patreon's legal team requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-01-23 — Evidence Added. A community submission documented Patreon being blocked in Syria, with a screenshot as evidence.

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