Issue Groups migrating to fringe platforms that are harder to monitor

Summary

One longer-term uncertainty the report raises is that some groups may migrate to fringe platforms. Some people may come to see digital spaces as blocking open debate, which could push groups towards more marginal platforms. The report judges that this would make it harder to monitor false information. As responses, it explains that the Online Safety Act requires companies to remove illegal false content and that the Foreign Interference Offence requires them to tackle state-sponsored disinformation. In linking this risk to others, the report also observes that the funding sources behind misinformation may be obscured.