I would suggest that perhaps the issue is the kind of friends you have, that you would choose to share a private group with, rather than the platform on which you communicate with them. Get some mates who don't send you pictures of black men's penises and, actually, social media can be quite useful.
I get the sentiment, but it's actually a pain in the neck WhatsApp being down as I use that to speak to my partner long distance, when one or other is away. Our backup? A burner Facebook account.
While the shitposting and memes and things aren't something I am involved with, it's a bloody...