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this is true and might be a losing battle:
me and every working age son or daughter: we have our lives, children to raise, work to do to pay bills, commute, buy food, cook, prepare our next day, relax, we sometimes don't live near them...
seniors: they have absolutely nothing going on in their lives and a device that offers them unlimited rage bait...
we cannot win unless we take their phones from them or heavily censor them, but my father is not that far yet...
but I try n remain positive: I thought it would be a good idea he meets new people because not every senior is going to be an angry person with no life and he may learn something meeting people from different walks of life, at least I hope so.
He should leave his bubble.
I think there's value in encouraging him to fill his time with positive things. Instead of "that phone is making you crazy" you pitch "wouldn't this be fun, or nice, or interesting." Lots of townships, municipalities, or counties have programs designed for seniors to get out, be active, and interact. And at least if he meets people that's an opportunity to spend more time offline.
Even angry people irl are so, so much better than non-human online slop. We are social animals, we literally become mentally sick if we don't talk to people, and then we try to substitute with algorithm slop, or in the good old times, drinking yourself to death.
IRL you can always come to different conclusions, although the chance is small. Online, there is only one direction and that is down.