Phoebe Gates reportedly knew shopping app Phia was stealing affiliate credit for months

Internal Slack messages show Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni were aware of the practice as far back as December, contradicting the company's public statements

Ariel Givner, founder and principal attorney at Givner Law, warned in a post on X Tuesday that “cookie stuffing” can come with serious consequences, including a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

The feature drove about 51% of Phia's June merchandise value and was disabled only after Bloomberg's July inquiry, despite publicly claiming a bug

Phia's founders reportedly knew about software claiming unauthorized sales commissions for months. Internal records suggest this practice, known as cookie stuffing, was active since December. This contradicts the company's public statement blaming a sudden software bug. The alleged strategy generated a substantial port

Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices.