Internet censorship in Syria
Syria (SY) · · Atom
7
Censorship Score
Level
freeRisk Tier
T1SevereTrend
− stableGlobal Rank
#17Incidents
87Overview
Syria maintains strict internet controls with widespread blocking of foreign media and social platforms.
Evidence provenance
10 records from 3 sources- OONI3 (30%)Active web/messaging probes
- IODA6 (60%)ASN-level outage signals + BGP
- CensoredPlanet1 (10%)Satellite (DNS) + Hyperquack (HTTP/S)
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 AIMachine 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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ML Intelligence
Atlas models · 2026-05-21Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±2d
Contagion follow-risk (3d)
87%elevated
Top trigger: IN · baseline 13%
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 77% probe success (partial)
Recent Incidents
6 active
Internet outage in Syria
2d ago22% anomaly · 2 measurements
Confirmed: censorship detected in SyriaVerified
2d ago100% anomaly · 2 measurements
Internet outage in Syria
2d ago10% anomaly · 3 measurements
Censorship detected in Syria
4d ago1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in Syria
Aug 51% anomaly · 1 measurements
ISPs in Syria
Known blocked services
Social mediaForeign newsVPN services
Recommendations
- Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation
- Enable stealth mode
- Use multiple protocols
Data
Measurements399,454
Blocked count21,470
Block rate5.4%
Last updated2026-08-13
API endpoint
/data/country/SYProtocol breakdown
397K
Web
1K
Telegram
1K
WhatsApp
Frequently asked questions about censorship in Syria
Q01Is the internet censored in Syria?
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Voidly classifies Syria as free (censorship score 7/100, risk tier 1: Severe). Syria maintains strict internet controls with widespread blocking of foreign media and social platforms.
Q02What 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 399,454 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=SY.
Q03How does Syria's censorship compare globally?
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Syria ranks #17 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04What 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.
Q05How 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 2026-08-13.
Q06How 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.
Q07Can 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.
Q08How 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.