I apologise for my ignorance, but what's the concern with Surfshark?

Would be great if some kind person could enlighten me on this, thanks!

Quite true that it recommends removing a lot of the apps, but we could always select and remove those we are sure we wouldn't need.

I personally don't and also wouldn't recommend selecting all of the apps on the recommended list and removing them all.

The author provides comments on most if not all of the apps stating it's use and whether it's safe to remove, and it's the very reason why I like the app.

For those that aren't aware, Universal Android Debloater is a great tool to uninstall/disable bloatware.

It lists out all potential bloatware found on your device and you could disable them with a mouse click. I always use it to debloat my new devices.