A good “benevolent dictator” would kill most of the social media, in as much as it - Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Tik Tok are likely a net social negative.
One to one sharing by Email was once good enough, and may still be.
YES, Oddly social media was originally thought by many to be a huge plus for conservatism.
One prominent conservative (a name escapes me now) even wrote a fairly big piece on how the internet with social connections would destroy communism and the radical left. He said it would circumvent the choke hold of Fake news and allow everyone to share true idea, to organize.
Not sure how he got it so horribly wrong. My guess is he couldn’t foresee the diabolical spell it would have on young people to get likes and perceived social acceptance. That they would change literally their own sex to conform to the group mentality it has caused.