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Phoebe Gates’ Phia accused of taking credit for sales it didn’t drive
Phia, co-founded by Phoebe Gates, was accused of cookie stuffing after its extension allegedly replaced affiliate links
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TechCrunch
· Jul 11, 2026
Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn
Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend, Sophia Kianni, is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it did not actually generate, per a Bloomberg investigation.
Hindustan Times
· Jul 11, 2026
Bill Gates’ daughter busted: Phoebe Gates' startup Phia faces affiliate misconduct allegations
Phia, co-founded by Phoebe Gates, faced scrutiny for falsely claiming online sales through click fraud.
Daily Mail
· Jul 11, 2026
Bill Gates's nepo-daughter Phoebe is accused of breaking platform policies with new shopping app that's said to have used 'FAKE' clicks to make money
Bill Gates's nepo-daughter Phoebe is accused of breaking platform policies with new shopping app that's said to have used 'FAKE' clicks to make money
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· Jul 3, 2026
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NDTV
· Jul 9, 2026
PepsiCo Q2 Results: Earnings Miss Street Estimates As North American Market Drags
Pepsi's net income attributable to the firm increased from 1.26 billion, or 92 cents per share, to 2.98 billion, or 2.18 per share, in the second quarter.
Sada Elbalad
· Jul 11, 2026
Bill Gates' Daughter's AI Shopping App Faces Allegations over 'Fake Clicks', Affiliate Commissions
Phia, an artificial intelligence-powered shopping app co-founded by Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is facing allegations that its browser extension generated commissions from online sales it did not directly drive.
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Related coverage for "Phoebe Gates’ Phia accused of taking credit for sales it didn’t drive": TechCrunch — Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn. Hindustan Times — Bill Gates’ daughter busted: Phoebe Gates' startup Phia faces affiliate misconduct allegations. Daily Mail — Bill Gates's nepo-daughter Phoebe is accused of breaking platform policies with new shopping app that's said to have used 'FAKE' clicks to make money. Fortune — Inside the mind of Kevin Warsh: As told by his former boss Condoleezza Rice, his college friend, and his closest partner during the financial crisis. NDTV — PepsiCo Q2 Results: Earnings Miss Street Estimates As North American Market Drags. Sada Elbalad — Bill Gates' Daughter's AI Shopping App Faces Allegations over 'Fake Clicks', Affiliate Commissions