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No, but there may be an ethical one, depending on your ethical standards.
That said, I highly recommend you leave Facebook. I did many years ago, and have decided to never touch Meta products again. I suggest you do the same, not because of a moral or ethical obligation, but because you dislike the platform.
I think you could make a case for a moral basis, provided your morality stems from the "harm reduction" philosophy.
For my part, privacy was my biggest concern. I was tired of being "the product" and being fed to the ragebait algorithm with no say in how my data got used (and the fact that you can't trust that opting out will be respected). Leaving that abusive relationship was one of the best decisions I ever made, and everybody else would be wise to do the same.
ETA: I'm even hesitant to follow a Threads account via Mastodon, because I can't trust that Zuck won't use that link as an open invitation to gobble up all my data again.