# X (Twitter) (إكس)

> X (Twitter) is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [xAI](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/xai.md)
- Categories: Social Media, Creator Economy, Live Streaming, Messaging, News & Media
- Official site: https://x.com/
- Community votes: 156
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/x

## About

Microblogging social network for real-time news, discussions, and public conversation

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. The app and content feeds work, but account verification stays blocked: community testing in July 2026 found Syria newly listed in the account country selector, yet the country still cannot be changed and SMS codes remain unavailable for Syrian numbers. Official outreach in March 2026 drew only an automated reply directing inquiries to a web form.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-18 — Company Responded. X's legal team responded via an automated email from legal+noreply@x.com. The response was a generic template directing all inquiries to help.x.com/en/forms, with no reference to the Syria-specific request, sanctions, or account verification restrictions. The message stated that "reports sent to this email address will not be processed." This is an automated deflection rather than a substantive engagement with the legal request.
- 2026-03-18 — Contacted Company. UnblockSyria's Legal Advisor sent a formal outreach to X's legal team at legal@x.com requesting restoration of account verification for Syrian users. The email noted that X is partially accessible in Syria (content feeds load) but Syrian phone numbers are not available for account verification, forcing users to rely on alternative methods. The email highlighted that X already has an operational relationship with Syrian government institutions, having coordinated to restore hacked official accounts in March 2026, and that Snapchat, Reddit, and Imgur have already restored full access. The request also covered Grok, noting that a single compliance review could address both products.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-20 — Verified. Community testing from Syria confirmed that X remains restricted. The account settings country selector now lists Syria as a selectable option, a change from earlier reports where Syrian users found no such entry. However, the tester reported that the country still cannot actually be changed, and that SMS verification codes remain unavailable for Syrian phone numbers, so account verification is still out of reach. Status remains restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/d2oz8p2d48q41zag5c38lk70/rz02wokrrsxqv3oecox7ozkh-screenshot-x.jpg)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community member verified that X (Twitter) is functional from Syria with restricted status. The app loads fully with "For you" and "Following" feeds displaying content from Aleppo over MTN mobile data. However, Syrian phone numbers may not be available for account verification — the tester uses a Lebanese number and notes that email-based account linking works as an alternative. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dyc4qzvjfu06a56ej6gd1hys/ee3gq0oovpkpdgh7d42icay8-1000202214.jpg)

## 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/x?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/x/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/x
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/x.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/x.md