Bill Gates says daughter Phoebe helped him understand the internet’s ‘big problem’

Bill Gates says a conversation with his daughter Phoebe about being harassed online gave him a new understanding of what he calls the internet's misinformation problem. Speaking to CNBC Make It, Gates said the spread of misinformation online remains a challenge for which he does not see an easy solution, unlike issues such as disease eradication or clean energy development that have clearer paths toward progress. “Misinformation is the one where I, a little bit, had to punt and say, ‘OK, we've handed this problem to the younger generation,’” Gates saidWhat Phoebe Gates told Bill Gates about online harassmentGates said that hearing his daughter describe being harassed online, and how many of her friends had similar experiences, brought the issue into focus in a way he hadn't considered before.Phoebe, the youngest of Gates's three children, has spoken publicly about online abuse.