💬 Quoted… “It’s the only way to fight bots without blocking real users.”

On Tuesday, X began testing a subscription method called Not a Bot, which includes a $1 annual fee for full access to new users who sign-up via its website in New Zealand or the Philippines. New accounts in those countries will also have to verify their phone number to create posts, like posts, reply to posts, and perform other key functions.

• It’s currently unclear whether Not a Bot, which is part of X owner Elon Musk’s wider crackdown on fake and spam accounts, will be expanded to other countries.

🏡💰 Stat of the Day: $114,627 = the average salary needed to afford the typical US home, the highest figure since Redfin first started tracking such data in 2012. It represents a 15% increase over last year, and a 50+% increase compared to the start of the pandemic – and may also be why 38% of recent US homebuyers under the age of 30 received family money to afford their down payment.

🤔 Did You Know?... The average human adult contains 60,000 miles worth of blood vessels, according to the Cleveland Clinic. For context, the circumference of the entire Earth is ~25,000 miles.

📰 Worth a Read: Unmasking Banksy – the street artist is not one man but a whole brand of people → (The Conversation)