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Open source, federated platforms do not:
I'm afraid I could go on but I think you get my point
Someone could be scraping how you vote, what you write, how you write, at what times you write, etc. But for outside scraper there is no way to make sure (from that info) which ads you've seen on article sites and what things you bought or browsed. So yes, open-source, federated, socially-run platforms are better for your privacy