# Pimsleur (بيمزلر)

> Pimsleur is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Simon & Schuster](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/simon-schuster.md)
- Categories: Language Learning, Online Courses
- Official site: https://www.pimsleur.com
- Community votes: 4
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/pimsleur

## About

Audio-based language learning method with lessons in over 50 languages

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in March 2026 found that the main website and the store sign-in page load normally, but the login service returns an "Access denied" page from Syrian connections, blocking login and account creation; the site is browsable but authentication is geo-blocked. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-04 — Investigated. Community testing from Syria revealed that Pimsleur's main website pimsleur.com loads normally, and the store sign-in page at store.pimsleur.com is accessible. However, attempting to authenticate via login.pimsleur.com returns an "Error — Access denied" page, blocking login and account creation from Syrian IPs (tested IP: 178.52.217.104). The block page shows a Request ID (9d0f0ecb4a2a449e), indicating server-side access control. The service is classified as restricted: browsable but authentication is geo-blocked. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/k05106mycqum58r593o0ahfv/xt7iilo1obetd76nrnguksl3-screenshot-2026-03-04-at-11.39.31.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ma710bjoo9rp8kpyyrsukf1r/z6bvhzl2i0s6ryozu8wjbwup-screenshot-2026-03-04-at-11.40.03.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/t5yy215y7i1fl7cbh6lg6zn5/dcgl732etccmw707ivgu6jgj-screenshot-2026-03-04-at-11.48.20.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/pimsleur?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/pimsleur/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/pimsleur
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/pimsleur.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/pimsleur.md