social media alternatives

i wanna cut (meta) socialmedia out of my life, but ik that if smth happens in the world, it spreads quickly via those apps (which is good and bad - bad bc of misinformation, good bc our media/news outlet don't talk about certain things or twist it to make - for example - Israel look good) + a lot of artists & fandoms i follow, are active on there.
another point is, the amount of brainrot, the misinformation & that fuckass algorithm etc taking a toll on my mental health - everytime i delete those apps, i feel so much better and get more stuff done (but i feel like i'm missing out on important stuff thats going on in the world)

would love to know, whether anybody can recommend any websites, forums, apps, news outlets etc - i already heard about upscrolled & bluesky, but i wanna know about more potential options

my goal is to connect more with other people/fandoms/artists & to stay updated on whats happening in the world (i feel so bad for having insta deleted rn with all thats going on rn, but i can't go on like this anymore)