I don't know they recently started allowing to use any nameserver apart from cloudflare nameservers after transferring the domain. This vendor lock is what prevented me from using Cloudflare, but it turns out there is another reason, reading OP's text.

For domain name registration, I tend to trust smaller players. They tend to not run bullshit AI to suspend customers, and are small enough to be able to spend at least a minute reviewing any flagged user accounts.

This mirrors my strategy personally and professionally. I’ve dealt with CF Trust and Safety before, and they are hands down the most opaque organization I’ve ever dealt with. It’s almost like they take pleasure in being withholding, far beyond anything I’ve ever seen from a “trust and safety” team anywhere else.