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Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in February 2026 confirmed that the site loads fully for reading, but creating an account or signing in fails with an IP-based error, which blocks Syrian users from posting, commenting, or voting while leaving read-only browsing available. No outreach to the company has been made yet.
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Community testing confirmed that Stack Exchange is accessible for browsing from Syria but account creation is blocked. The site loads fully — questions, answers, sidebar, and navigation all render correctly. However, attempting to create an account or sign in returns the error: "Account creation fai...
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Stack Exchange is restricted in Syria. Access may require workarounds or may not be fully functional. We are monitoring the situation.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Stack Exchange directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.