Ask HN: How to Protect Free Speech and Stop an Internet Blackout?

Given that Trump and his administration have shown that they are not impressed by the First Amendment, the threat of a large-scale Internet Blackout is significant;

Given that the capacity to implement such a blackout is already in the hands of the Trump Administration and is used routinely all over the world and has even already been used in the US in some cases;

Given that the ability to communicate is essential for the people to secure their liberties and organize against tyranny I think it’s prudent for our community to consider these questions:

1. What can/should hackers do in the event of an Internet Blackout?

2. What can hackers do to obviate the possibility of an Internet blackout? What actions can we take today to make Americans' connectivity attack resistant?

Please answer both.

Original was here but was flagged for some reason: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13531471