Phia | Gates' Daughter's AI Shopping Assistant Used Cookie Stuffing, Admits Taking Others' Affiliate Commissions
Phoebe Gates' startup Phia placed extra cookies during checkout through its browser extension to claim affiliate commissions from retailers even when shoppers did not use it. Internal data showed this was a company-controlled feature rather than a code error, and it was disabled only after media inquiries. Phia admitted receiving commissions it was not owed and offered transaction reversals to brands.
- Language it was published in
- zh-HK
- Date it happened
- 2026-07-07
- Organisation involved
- Phia
- Product, system or model
- Phia
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