Electrek is a very biased website in favor of electric vehicles so it makes sense they would say positive things about Tesla.

Also, the first sentence of that article is about how this is only a thing in Massachusetts because of right to repair laws.

If Tesla could, they would brick or make certain systems not operational if you don't use first party parts.

I agree that Electrek is biased, but they usually provide substantive materials in terms of source and quotes to backup their claim.

Also, it is a 2017 article, and things have improved since then. For example, Tesla has released their parts catalog for all models.

Things are still far from prefect though, as you still can not buy those parts. Hopefully with this new Right to Repair Executive order - this situation will improve.

What good is a parts catalog if you can't buy the parts?