As of June 2026, 13 out of 13 tested services are blocked or restricted in Syria. This includes AI services like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, as well as social platforms.
Common questions this tool answers
- Which services are blocked in Syria?
- Is ChatGPT available in Syria?
- Can I access YouTube from Syria?
- Is the internet restricted in Syria?
- What AI services work in Syria?
Service accessibility in Syria
| Service | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 🤖 ChatGPT | blocked | Regional policy restricts access; OpenAI geo-restricts this area |
| 🧠 Claude | blocked | Regional policy restricts access; Anthropic geo-restricts this area |
| ✨ Gemini | blocked | Regional policy restricts Google; Gemini geo-restricts this area |
| 🎨 Midjourney | blocked | Regional policy restricts access; service unavailable in this area |
| 💻 GitHub Copilot | blocked | Service restricted in this region; regional policy also applies |
| 🤗 HuggingFace | blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy |
| ▶️ YouTube | blocked | Not available in this region since 2011 |
| partial | Intermittently accessible; many Google services blocked | |
| 📨 Telegram | partial | Intermittently blocked |
| partial | Intermittently blocked during conflict | |
| blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy | |
| 🐦 X (Twitter) | blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy |
| 📚 Wikipedia | partial | Arabic Wikipedia intermittently blocked |
Why your connection may be restricted
- Google domains filtered by regional network policy
- Service provider restricts access from this region
- Regional network policy also applies
- Domain filtered by regional network policy
- Service restricted since 2011
- Service intermittently restricted during periods of conflict
- Network-level filtering applied periodically
- Selective filtering of certain content
- Intermittent network-level restrictions
- Selective filtering of Google services
- Some domains accessible while others are restricted
- Service intermittently filtered by regional network policy
- Connectivity unreliable
Common symptoms
- Websites fail to load or time out
- Infinite loading or blank pages
- Login failures on specific services
- Connection timeout errors
- Slow or inconsistent speeds to certain sites
You can verify your connection status using the real-time diagnostic tool below.