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Internet censorship in Syria

Syria (SY) · · Atom

5
Censorship Score
Level
low
Risk Tier
T1Severe
Trend
− stable
Global Rank
#42
Incidents
27

Overview

Syria maintains strict internet controls with widespread blocking of foreign media and social platforms.

Evidence provenance
10 records from 1 source
  • IODA10 (100%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP

Every record carries a permalink back to its upstream measurement. Click a source label to drill into the raw data for Syria.

7-Day Risk Forecast

Predictive AI

Machine learning prediction of censorship risk based on historical patterns and political events. Calibrated 2026-05-20 via isotonic refit on 810 live outcomes. See drivers + similar past events →

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Multi-horizon shutdown forecast — Syria

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
15.1%
Next 7 days
58.8%
Next 30 days
70.0%

Honest scope: this is a current-regime risk signal, not a shutdown-onset predictor. It reliably flags countries already in a sustained blocking regime; on the days a new shutdown actually begins its skill is at/below chance (transition-row AUC ~0.33). Why →

ML Intelligence

Atlas models · 2026-05-21

Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →

Voidly Score
15.1/ 100
▲ 1.62 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±2d
Evidence grade mix (27)
A: 15B: 11F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 75% probe success (partial)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
UZ87%YE40%OM33%

Similarity is behavioral (how a country blocks), not political.

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in Syria
May 12
21% anomaly · 3 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Syria
May 3
62% anomaly · 5 measurements
Internet outage in Syria
May 1
25% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in Syria
Apr 30
34% anomaly · 1 measurements
Confirmed: internet outage in Syria
Apr 29
26% anomaly · 5 measurements
View all 27 incidents →

ISPs in Syria

Known blocked services

Social mediaForeign newsVPN services

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation
  • Enable stealth mode
  • Use multiple protocols

Data

Measurements256,920
Blocked count13,753
Block rate5.4%
Last updated2026-05-23
API endpoint/data/country/SY

Protocol breakdown

256K
Web
690
Telegram
683
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Syria

Q01

Is the internet censored in Syria?

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Voidly classifies Syria as low (censorship score 5/100, risk tier 1: Severe). Syria maintains strict internet controls with widespread blocking of foreign media and social platforms.
Q02

What websites are blocked in Syria?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Social media, Foreign news, VPN services. The block-rate across all measured domains is 5.4% over 256,920 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=SY.
Q03

How does Syria's censorship compare globally?

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Syria ranks #42 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in Syria?

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Voidly's pipeline detects DNS poisoning, TCP-RESET, blockpage injection, TLS-RESET / SNI-based blocking, and ASN-level outages. The exact method per domain is in each evidence permalink (https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents?country=SY). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05

How fresh is the data for Syria?

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Voidly probes Syria every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-05-23.
Q06

How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Syria?

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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=SY. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="SY". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com SY. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Syria?

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Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation Enable stealth mode Use multiple protocols The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08

How do I cite Voidly's data on Syria in a paper or article?

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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/SY (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., SY-2026-NNNN) are issued for every confirmed event. License: CC BY 4.0 — credit Voidly Research and link back.

Cite this data

Voidly Research. (2026). Syria Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/sy

License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.

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