Core Concepts

Decoding the terminology of emerging digital technologies. This glossary breaks down foundational ideas to help the public understand the structural debates shaping the digital environment.

Information Disorder

It describes the collective issues in which the information space is ‘polluted’.

Misinformation is when false information is shared, but no harm is meant.

Disinformation is when false information is knowingly shared to cause harm.

Malinformation is when genuine information is shared to cause harm, often by moving information designed to stay private into the public sphere.

Platform Architecture

Sources:

Parliament of Australia. (2026, February). Information disorder: disinformation, misinformation and a ‘polluted’ information space (Issues & Insights). Parliamentary Library.

Wardle, C., & Derakhshan, H. (2017). Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policymaking. Council of Europe.

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