{"id":903666,"date":"2026-05-05T08:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/the-sideload-026-ecosystems-and-the-outrage-trap\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:16:47","slug":"the-sideload-026-ecosystems-and-the-outrage-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/the-sideload-026-ecosystems-and-the-outrage-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sideload 026: Ecosystems and the outrage trap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure>\n<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/sideload-podcast-wider-copy-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to The Sideload episode 26, a\u00a09to5Google\u00a0podcast. This week, Will welcomes Ryne Hager, former blogger and VP of US Operations at Muse Per Se, to discuss modern tech ecosystems, the consolidation of the entire internet, feeling upset online, and much more.<\/p>\n<figure><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/sideload-26.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-subscribe\">Subscribe<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcKP282Ii48tD7cQ3LVL8T552VJ7yrqGQ&#038;si=ZSQ-gLaAymfoRTWu\">YouTube Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/05blamq5\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/03NQdhoTfPYYq5nBxhZrmi?si=TIAfTGkFReeO2hFKclDt7A\">Spotify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-sideload-a-9to5google-podcast\/id1835505417\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sponsored by NordVPN<\/strong>: Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 77% on a two-year subscription <em>and<\/em> score a free Amazon gift card by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4laF2MU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">signing up for NordVPN using this link<\/a>. 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