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Such a central organisation would be the target of legal reactions by governments and technical neutralisation moves.
Decentralised mess works very well to protect the internet. I encrypt everything to do with LFGSS, because there is no central body that could dictate to me that I could or couldn't.
Tor exists because no central government can stop it from existing.
Likewise, if we accepted the control of a central organisation, it may start to act in our interest, but if we've given up our control and the interests of the central organisation changes then, well... we've given up control.
The internet is the closest thing to an anarchic decentralised system the world has ever seen, and it works exceptionally well for everyone except centralised governments and large corporations that seem to exist only with the consent of centralised governments (copyright frameworks and big media, I'm looking at you).
We organise at our own peril. Several million individuals all doing what they can when they want to works a hell of a lot better than a centralised target acting by our name within the frameworks established by central government (legal frameworks).
No, I wouldn't want to be represented. Not by anyone other than myself.
And the only thing I preach is that no-one else should be represented by anyone other than theirself.