CODE_DigiEthics (@code_digiethics)

We’re officially in our VoterMaxxing era. 🗳️📱 Ahead of South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections, CODE has launched VoterMaxxing — a central repository for credible, non-partisan election information designed to help you cut through the noise, understand the system and make an informed…

Not in our name! One love 💚💛❤️ #marchandmarch #jacinta

The grift is everywhere, and it's not always obvious. This week, we're pulling back the curtain on the people profiting off your clicks, your trust, and your confusion.

Wellness or a well-funded grift? 🧐 ​The industry is worth over $6 trillion, but how much of that is built on your burnout? It’s time we outsmart the influencers and reclaim what it actually means to be well. ​Drop a "🙌🏾" if you’re tired of the supplement-stack-spam! ​#WellnessInfluencers…

South Africa is a country where girls grow up learning two maps: the one that shows the streets, and the one that shows the danger. It shouldn’t be like this. Not for this generation. Not for the next. GBV in South Africa is shaping how women walk, speak, live, plan, protect, shrink, apologise…

For Mental Health Month, we screened Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media — a haunting look at how platforms are impacting children’s mental health. The film left us asking difficult questions about accountability, care, and the cost of our attention. Health activist Mark Heywood…

Influencers, algorithms, and a rooftop full of big opinions 💥✨ September’s First Thursdays reminded us that digital culture isn’t just something we scroll past. It’s shaping how we live, love, and lead. And sometimes, the best way to unpack that is with good music, cold drinks, and a community…

First Thursdays is becoming a space we love: ✨ Ideas worth debating ✨ Music worth moving to ✨ People worth connecting with Thanks to everyone who came through in September — for your energy, your questions, and your curiosity. This is what it means to build community around digital ethics. See you…

What a night! 🚀 September’s First Thursdays was all about Ctrl + Alt + Influence — diving deep into the influencer industrial complex with the incredible Tabelo Timse. Sharp insights, rooftop vibes, music by @ave2.17 and robust conversations! Thank you to everyone who joined us 💥 See you in…

✨Introducing First Thursdays ✨ A new rooftop series by CODE where digital ethics meets nightlife energy. We kicked off in August with hot takes, rapid-fire debates, DJs, and our very first talk: 🎤 Ctrl + Alt + Fear: Exploring the Online Radicalisation Playbook with Michael Power. It’s not a panel…

What happens when Democracy, Human Rights, Mental Health, and Facts end up in a group chat with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos? 💬 Chaos. 🙄 Gaslighting. 💸 Monetised misery. 🚫 Human Rights gets kicked out. In our wildest episode yet of The Grifty Gang, we imagined the unfiltered group…

They’re putting chemicals in the water. The pigeons are watching you. The only thing that can save you… is $300. Meet Alex Moans, conspiracy king and merch machine. 👀 This one’s wild. 💸 Don’t fall for the grift #comedy #parody #satire #InfluencerCulture #DigitalEthics #digitalliteracy…

In our latest Grifty Gang episode, we unpack the wild world of meme coins, get-rich-quick schemes, and influencer-fuelled hype. There’s a yacht. There’s a llama accountant. And there’s a digital crash waiting to happen. #TheGriftyGang #crypto #cryptotrading #cryptocurrency #DigitalSafety…

🧘‍♀️✨ Meet Grifftany. Influencer, healer, and peddler of overpriced nonsense. She’s here to cleanse your chakras, align your aura, and absolutely wreck your gut for just $200 per bottle. 💸 💧Her Soul Detox Elixir promises clarity, weight loss, and spiritual awakening. What you actually get? Nausea…