Reporters Without Borders Lists Trump, Israeli Occupation and Meta Among 2026 “Predators” Threatening Press Freedom

Reporters Without Borders has included 33 individuals and institutions in its 2026 list, titled “Predators of Press Freedom,” among them US President Donald Trump, Argentine President Javier Milei, the Israeli occupation army, Alphabet and Meta, and billionaire Elon Musk.

According to the organization, the list documents multiple patterns of attacks on press freedom, including the killing, arrest and defamation of journalists, as well as pressure on media institutions and interference with the public’s access to news.

Regarding political officials, the US press freedom organization recorded more than 3,720 anti-press posts published by Trump since 2015, via the former Twitter platform and Truth Social.

Reporters Without Borders also documented that Argentine President Javier Milei published 1,674 anti-media posts over 47 days, between April 1 and May 17, 2026, at a rate exceeding 35 posts per day.

The list included Elon Musk, owner of the X platform, over content moderation policies, the reinstatement of suspended accounts and cuts to moderation teams, along with his repeated attacks on traditional media outlets.

The list also included Alphabet and Meta, due to their dominance of the digital advertising market and news distribution platforms, which affects the financial resources of press institutions and their ability to reach audiences.

In this context, the Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report showed that visits coming from organic search on Google to more than 2,500 websites fell by 33% globally between November 2024 and November 2025, while another analysis recorded a 42% drop in clicks since the launch of AI summaries in search results.

On the Palestinian issue, the list highlighted the Israeli occupation army, amid the killing of more than 200 journalists in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, along with the barring of foreign journalists from independent access to the enclave, except for limited visits accompanied by the occupation army.

These violations coincide with restrictions on Palestinian content on social media platforms; a report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese indicated that about 38.8 million posts on Facebook and Instagram had been removed, banned or had their reach reduced since late 2023, and that engagement with prominent Palestinian news institutions fell by 77%.

The “Campaign” center also documented in a study on Palestinian digital violations more than 3,520 cases involving content deletion, account restrictions and suspensions, indicating the scale of restrictions imposed on freedom of expression and the press in the digital space.