Silicon Valley has been coming for your freedom one platform at a time.
First they censored your social media posts, then they curated your search results.
And Big Tech just made one move that will leave drivers fuming.
Tech giants are ripping radio out of your car
Tesla confirmed it's eliminating FM radio from its base Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
General Motors is killing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, forcing drivers into proprietary systems designed with Big Tech partners.
The same corporations that decide what appears in your newsfeed now want to determine what plays through your dashboard.
Tesla's move follows the electric vehicle industry's campaign to eliminate AM radio, which lawmakers had to fight to preserve.
General Motors claims its decision is about "safety" and "integration."
That's corporate speak for total control over your in-car experience.
Lauren Fix, an automotive expert writing for The Blaze, cut through the spin.
"Individually, these sound like technical upgrades. But together, they represent a fundamental shift: handing over more control of your car to corporations," Fix explained.¹
She's right to sound the alarm.
Conservative talk radio is in the crosshairs
Here's what the establishment media won't tell you about this fight.
AM and FM radio remain the lifeblood of conservative talk radio.
Rush Limbaugh built a movement that reached 15 million listeners weekly on AM radio before his death in 2021.
Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, and dozens of other conservative voices reach millions of Americans every day through broadcast radio.
These shows can't be censored by Silicon Valley fact-checkers or buried by algorithm changes.
Local conservative talk stations operate independently of Big Tech's content moderation policies.
That independence is exactly what threatens Silicon Valley's business model.
When Tesla and GM eliminate traditional radio from vehicles, they're not making a technical decision.
They're eliminating the one major platform Big Tech doesn't control.
More than 315 House members and 61 senators support the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.²
That's overwhelming bipartisan support in divided Washington.
Even Democrats understand what's at stake when corporate giants decide what Americans can hear in their vehicles.
Fix warned that without legislative action, free access to information could become a luxury option.
"Congress must act to guarantee that all broadcast radio remains standard equipment in vehicles, ensuring that free access to information doesn't become a premium feature," Fix wrote.³
The automakers will claim this is about innovation and consumer choice.
But Americans have watched this playbook before.
Silicon Valley's censorship machine is coming for your commute
Facebook and Twitter throttled the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election.
Google buries conservative sites in search results while boosting CNN and MSNBC.
YouTube strips ad revenue from right-wing channels then recommends Washington Post videos.
Tesla and GM aren't eliminating traditional radio because the technology is outdated.
They're doing it because broadcast radio represents something they can't control or monetize.
Local radio provides emergency information during disasters when cell networks fail.
Conservative talk radio reaches millions of Americans who don't trust mainstream media.
That independence threatens Big Tech's business model and their allies in the corporate press.
The Emergency Alert System depends on broadcast radio to reach 272 million Americans every week.⁴
Seven former FEMA administrators from both parties urged Congress to protect AM radio because of its critical role in emergency communications.⁵
When hurricanes knock out power and cell towers fail, AM radio keeps broadcasting.
Rural Americans know this better than anyone.
General Motors sells its proprietary system as better integration with vehicle features.
That's the same promise Facebook made when it started curating newsfeeds instead of showing posts chronologically.
How did that work out for free speech and open discourse?
Tesla's Elon Musk positioned himself as a free speech champion when he bought Twitter.
Now his company is eliminating the one information source in vehicles that tech companies can't censor or control.
The contradiction is impossible to miss.
Fix identified the pattern that should worry every American.
"We've seen this before in our social media feeds, search results, and app stores. Now, the same algorithms and corporate interests that decide what you see and hear online are coming for your radio dial," Fix stated.⁶
The fight to save broadcast radio
Silicon Valley already determines what news stories trend on social media, which videos get recommended on YouTube, and what search results appear first on Google.
Letting them control your car's information systems means giving up one of the last refuges from their algorithmic manipulation.
Think about what you listen to during your daily commute.
Local news stations covering stories the national media ignores.
Conservative talk radio hosts connecting the dots the establishment won't.
Emergency weather updates that could save your life.
High school sports broadcasts the networks don't care about.
Faith-based programming that strengthens your community.
All of it could disappear behind a subscription paywall or get buried by an algorithm that doesn't like your politics.
Americans who value freedom of information need to pay attention before it's too late.
The same corporations that censored the lab leak theory, suppressed vaccine injury reports, and buried stories about Biden family corruption now want exclusive control over your vehicle's audio systems.
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has massive bipartisan support for a reason.
Both parties understand that letting automakers eliminate broadcast radio sets a dangerous precedent.
Congress better act fast, or conservative talk radio joins the long list of freedoms Americans lost to Big Tech's quest for total information control.
¹ Lauren Fix, "Goodbye, car radio? Big Tech's plans to control what you listen to behind the wheel," The Blaze, December 10, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
