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Independent community testing from Syria via DSL connection confirmed Pluralsight's limited status. The homepage and course browsing pages load normally, and blog articles are fully readable. However, logging in via A Cloud Guru returns a geographic region block error, the Skills login redirects wit...
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Community testing from Syria (Tarassul ISP, Aleppo) confirmed that Pluralsight's geo-block has been lifted. The homepage at pluralsight.com loads fully, the login page at app.pluralsight.com is no longer blocked by WAF, and the pricing overview page is accessible. However, subscription plan prices d...
Fully Unblocked
Pluralsight's legal and security team confirmed via support@pluralsight.com that they will be lifting the overall block on Syria while maintaining blocks on sanctioned individuals. The decision was relayed by a support representative following an internal compliance review that began after the initi...
Under Company Review
Pluralsight's product support team responded to the escalation request, confirming that their Security and Legal Compliance teams are now actively reviewing the General Licenses and the repeal of the Caesar Act. The representative stated they are prioritizing this review. This is the first indicatio...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent a follow-up email to Pluralsight Support requesting immediate escalation to the Legal and Security Compliance Team. The volunteer pointed out that the initial response appeared to be a standard macro ignoring the specific legal documentation about the 2025 sanctions lift, ...
Company Responded
Pluralsight Product Support responded to the outreach request, stating the volunteer's account was blocked "because either you are accessing Pluralsight from a restricted region or some of the information you provided is blocked by US export regulations" and referred to export.gov/csl-search. The re...
Company Responded
Pluralsight replied to the outreach email with a support case number. The response was sent only to the volunteer without CC'ing Unblock Syria's corporate affairs address. The quick turnaround (~12 minutes) suggests an automated ticket acknowledgment rather than a human review.
Contacted Company
Outreach email sent to Pluralsight at support@pluralsight.com and security@pluralsight.com requesting a compliance and technical review to restore access for users in Syria. The email referenced the 2025 OFAC and EU sanctions lift with supporting documentation, and detailed specific technical issues...
Verified
Blocking status verified from Syria via Starlink (Damascus). Testing revealed partial access: the main pricing page loads and displays subscription plans (Core Tech and Complete tiers), but the developer hub at developer.pluralsight.com is fully blocked by WAF ("Error code: WAF Block"), and catalog ...
Work at Pluralsight? Know someone who does?
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 Pluralsight 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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