The digital world as a relatively ‘new frontier’ is where settlers dominate and continue to colonise. These spaces are not safe for many, in particular Indigenous peoples and other marginalised groups. Like all settler colonial endeavours, the digital world appears to operate in a way that imagines Indigenous peoples do not belong and need to be silenced and absented from the landscape.

This is the colonial project and its aims are the same online as offline.  From creating the technology to decision making, policy development and regulation, Indigenous peoples are absent. As users, we are disproportionally targeted by racists, misogynists and other violent predators. In recent times, there is the added threat of racism that emanates from artificial intelligence, a tool developed and programmed by settlers that has the capacity to ‘speak’ on our behalf. This paper addresses this new online menace its potential for harm, and our ability to respond.