Digital History

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Members of the Heaven's Gate cult looking up at a spaceship, symbolizing their belief in extraterrestrial salvation and the cult's early use of online platforms.

Heaven's Gate cult shows radicalization threat amplified online

Decades before QAnon, the Heaven's Gate cult deployed rudimentary websites and online forums to propagate its apocalyptic vision, demonstrating the internet's nascent power to radicalize.

Elena Petrova·June 12, 2026