# PCMag (بي سي ماج)

> PCMag is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-07-25.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Ziff Davis](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/ziff-davis.md)
- Categories: News & Media
- Official site: https://www.pcmag.com
- Community votes: 11
- Last updated: 2026-07-25
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/pcmag

## About

Technology publication providing expert reviews, news, and analysis of tech products and services

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026 when the site returned a firewall block page from Syrian connections. A community volunteer contacted the parent company in March 2026 and sent a follow-up later that month citing the lifting of sanctions, but the company has not responded and there has been no resolution.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-19 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up email to Ziff Davis's data protection officer at dpo@ziffdavis.com, reiterating the request for a compliance review to restore access for users in Syria. Ziff Davis is the parent company of PCMag. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources, and noted that other companies have already resumed services. This follows the initial outreach to the same address on March 1, 2026.
- 2026-03-01 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Ziff Davis's data protection officer at dpo@ziffdavis.com requesting a compliance review to restore access for users in Syria. Ziff Davis is the parent company of PCMag. The email referenced the 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, supporting documentation, and noted that other companies have already resumed services.
- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Tested from Syria on Windows desktop using Firefox. PCMag displays a Cloudflare block page: "Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access pcmag.com." (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/me6i6l9fh0zdw0dkpo0xnp2x/t7m2w5gnhyb5c450zmc95ufw-screenshot-2026-02-16-at-13-43-18-attention-required-cloudflare.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/pcmag?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/pcmag/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/pcmag
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/pcmag.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/pcmag.md