ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones

https://lemm.ee/post/3429727

ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones - lemm.ee

TL;DR - ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones. - As per the company’s technical support team, Zenfone 10 and Zenfone 9 users

My biggest problem with unlocking the bootloader is that many apps look for an unlocked bootloader as "Its rooted" like my bank
If you root via magisk, go to settings and configure the deny list. Selected apps won’t be able to tell that you’re rooted.