The article fails to…
The article fails to disclose the difference between running boards and rock sliders and how they mount to the vehicle as well as the purpose of the added accessory. Due to the nature of the sliders being there to protect the frame/body, it naturally has more coverage and a more secure mounting method, which does in fact cover the factory jack points, resulting in issues with the service center. While most sliders are designed to also allow you to jack from anywhere on the slider, a service center worker would not do so in case of any issue with installation or manufacturing so instead they only use the factory pins and if the sliders cover those pin holes, then there's a issue
However the running boards that are currently available for r1s and r1t do not cover those pin locations since they only attach to the vehicle in 3 to 4 spots with arms that extend down and away for mounting the step to.