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The Italian Experiment is currently blocked in Syria, as of .
Free online Italian lessons and bilingual stories covering grammar, verbs, numbers, and everyday vocabulary
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Recorded as blocked. Community evidence from August 2026 shows the site returning a Cloudflare block page for cdn.webflow.com, the CDN that hosts it, rather than an error from the lessons site itself. The same Webflow CDN block has been confirmed to make Fintiba unreachable from Syria. Verification from a Syrian connection is still pending, and no outreach to the operator has been made yet.
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Community evidence shows theitalianexperiment.com returning a Cloudflare block page titled «Sorry, you have been blocked», stating that cdn.webflow.com cannot be accessed. The site is hosted on Webflow, so the block is applied at the CDN layer rather than by the lessons site itself. The same Webflow...
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, The Italian Experiment is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.
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 The Italian Experiment directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.