# Stack Exchange (ستاك إكستشينج)

> Stack Exchange is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Prosus](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/prosus.md)
- Categories: Forums & Communities, Developer Communities
- Official site: https://stackexchange.com
- Community votes: 3
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/stack-exchange

## About

Network of community-driven Q&A sites covering diverse topics and expertise

## Activity summary

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.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-26 — Verified. 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 failed due to issues with your IP address. If the problem persists, contact us at community-support@stackoverflow.email for assistance." This is an IP-based restriction that prevents Syrian users from participating (posting, commenting, voting) while allowing read-only access. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/zzh9hsz4u2ibblbys8cl6pgg/ich3gdqsop13iqpj0g1u50sj-screenshot-2026-02-26-172634.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/p5tg8dduo4gbjjg0s7m23rkn/tl1cf4o88sd9g5moqvs3v7zx-screenshot-2026-02-26-172602.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/stack-exchange?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/stack-exchange/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/stack-exchange
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/stack-exchange.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/stack-exchange.md