Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://realcad.org/video/?vid=GT2sJMTlbxJ Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Phias Cookie-Stuffing Scandal: Is Phoebe Gatess Startup In Legal Trouble? Coppa Italia [LQ8InwbQGVS] Health Updated on August 05, 2026 EDT — Published on August 05, 2026 EDT Tag: #Coppa Italia, #xyz stock, #juventus women - inter, #ruben dias***SUPPORT THIS INDEPENDENT SHOW by subscribing to nvts stock the Back Row newsletter: Go Premium and save three months on an annual subscription to access paywalled podcasts and all newsletter stories.***Julie Zerbo, founder of The Fashion Law and a lawyer who's covered legal issues in fashion for years, joins Amy to break down the fame mma Phia scandal. The shopping startup founded by Phoebe Gates (yes, Bill Gates' daughter) and her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni has raised $43 million from investors like Kris Jenner, Sheryl Sandberg, Khloe Kardashian, and Alix Earle and just days ago, Bloomberg reported Phia was "cookie stuffing," or secretly opening tabs to take credit for affiliate sales it didn't actually drive.Amy and Julie dig into what cookie stuffing is, why it looks a lot like what got PayPal-owned Honey hit with 25+ lawsuits, and whether Phia's celebrity halo and blue-chip backers (Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Notable Capital) can help it skate through unscathed.00:00 Introduction02:32 Phia's origin story and Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kiani's Stanford beginnings09:16 The first scandal: Fortune's report on Phia's data collection16:17 The second scandal: Bloomberg's cookie-stuffing investigation19:18 What is cookie stuffing karl urban and the Honey/PayPal lawsuits23:52 The 2008 eBay affiliate fraud case that led to prison time27:23 Did Phia's investors do proper due diligence?36:22 Could this be fraud? What the law requires43:15 Does Phia's celebrity halo make it bulletproof? SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row Newsletter: Back Row's Phia coverage: Follow the Back Row Podcast on Apple: Follow the Back Row Podcast on Spotify: Follow Amy on Instagram: @instamyodellFollow Julie Zerbo Follow Julie on Instagram: @thefashionlaw The Fashion Law:
Tag: #Coppa Italia, #xyz stock, #juventus women - inter, #ruben dias***SUPPORT THIS INDEPENDENT SHOW by subscribing to nvts stock the Back Row newsletter: Go Premium and save three months on an annual subscription to access paywalled podcasts and all newsletter stories.***Julie Zerbo, founder of The Fashion Law and a lawyer who's covered legal issues in fashion for years, joins Amy to break down the fame mma Phia scandal. The shopping startup founded by Phoebe Gates (yes, Bill Gates' daughter) and her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni has raised $43 million from investors like Kris Jenner, Sheryl Sandberg, Khloe Kardashian, and Alix Earle and just days ago, Bloomberg reported Phia was "cookie stuffing," or secretly opening tabs to take credit for affiliate sales it didn't actually drive.Amy and Julie dig into what cookie stuffing is, why it looks a lot like what got PayPal-owned Honey hit with 25+ lawsuits, and whether Phia's celebrity halo and blue-chip backers (Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Notable Capital) can help it skate through unscathed.00:00 Introduction02:32 Phia's origin story and Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kiani's Stanford beginnings09:16 The first scandal: Fortune's report on Phia's data collection16:17 The second scandal: Bloomberg's cookie-stuffing investigation19:18 What is cookie stuffing karl urban and the Honey/PayPal lawsuits23:52 The 2008 eBay affiliate fraud case that led to prison time27:23 Did Phia's investors do proper due diligence?36:22 Could this be fraud? What the law requires43:15 Does Phia's celebrity halo make it bulletproof? SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row Newsletter: Back Row's Phia coverage: Follow the Back Row Podcast on Apple: Follow the Back Row Podcast on Spotify: Follow Amy on Instagram: @instamyodellFollow Julie Zerbo Follow Julie on Instagram: @thefashionlaw The Fashion Law: