Antitrust. Smaller more distributed ISPs.

Or internet backbone alternatives. Household backyard microwave repeater mesh networks? Residential wifi meshes?

I'm only indulging in sci fi because I don't have a good answer either. I do hate being dependent on systems with few points of failure.

Take the control of its direction away from companies like Google, which double as government access points to mass surveillance, for one.

TOR and the torweb