<P> In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunis, called for an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be convened by United Nations Secretary General . The IGF opened an ongoing, non-binding conversation among stakeholders representing governments, the private sector, civil society, and the technical and academic communities about the future of Internet governance . The first IGF meeting was held in October / November 2006 with follow up meetings annually thereafter . Since WSIS, the term "Internet governance" has been broadened beyond narrow technical concerns to include a wider range of Internet - related policy issues . </P> <P> Due to its prominence and immediacy as an effective means of mass communication, the Internet has also become more politicized as it has grown . This has led in turn, to discourses and activities that would once have taken place in other ways, migrating to being mediated by internet . </P> <P> Examples include political activities such as public protest and canvassing of support and votes, but also--</P> <Dl> <Dd> <Ul> <Li> The spreading of ideas and opinions; </Li> <Li> Recruitment of followers, and "coming together" of members of the public, for ideas, products, and causes; </Li> <Li> Providing and widely distributing and sharing information that might be deemed sensitive or relates to whistleblowing (and efforts by specific countries to prevent this by censorship); </Li> <Li> Criminal activity and terrorism (and resulting law enforcement use, together with its facilitation by mass surveillance). </Li> </Ul> </Dd> </Dl>

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