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FTC Fielded Consumer Complaints About Phia Months Before Cookie-Stuffing Scandal Broke

Records obtained via FOIA show the agency began receiving complaints about undisclosed advertising last January — long before Bloomberg’s reporting on the Phoebe Gates-founded startup’s commission practices.

Records obtained via FOIA show the agency began receiving complaints about undisclosed advertising last January — long before Bloomberg’s reporting on the Phoebe Gates-founded startup’s commission practices.

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Why it matters

The FTC receiving consumer complaints months before the public cookie-stuffing scandal reveals early regulatory awareness but does not yet represent a significant regulatory or structural event affecting credit markets directly.

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