I'm honestly out of the loop these days, what are the worse alternatives, in the sense of their impact on society?

I feel like Instagram is utterly toxic in the materialistic ideals it spreads, but TikTok mostly seems to have been fairly harmless compared to Facebook and Twitter which just seem to be rage amplifiers.

Also Telegram groups seem to be a hive of scum and villany, but also the organising ground for people fighting for their freedom, so I don't know how I feel about it.

Young people seem to have drifted away from the "broadcast" social media systems and towards messaging systems, but as a middle-age person without teenage kids I suspect I'm probably being naive.

TikTok is far from harmless. Google "West Elm Caleb" for an idea of TikTok's own brand of insane toxicity.

Since alternatives are springing up perhaps a good one can emerge, no?

That's what I've been working on. With self-hosting (or paid hosting) the incentives change. I'd love any feedback people have. https://havenweb.org/

It's the survival of the fittest. Whoever can make the most number of people feel the worst wins.