Cancelled for COVID - Instagram Policies with MMA Navy SEAL Mitch Aguiar | Mike Drop #188

About this video

Mitch Aguiar, a Navy SEAL and MMA fighter, recounts how Instagram deleted his account multiple times during COVID for speaking out against vaccine mandates and restrictions. He describes building his 370,000-follower account organically over five years as both a business tool and personal diary that had generated millions of dollars and helped many people. Despite knowing he might lose his platform, Aguiar felt obligated to speak out when he saw few other leaders doing so, ultimately losing his account four times with each rebuild reaching fewer followers.

Key takeaways

• Aguiar says Instagram deleted his account for posting that the vaccine doesn’t stop COVID transmission, which he claims is now widely accepted as true
• Aguiar reports his Instagram account generated millions of dollars and was integral to his business, with employees depending on the income it provided
• Aguiar argues he felt compelled to speak out against what he calls COVID-era tyranny because he saw an absence of leadership, despite the risk to his platform

Episode details: published May 21, 2024 · 2.2K views · 9:02 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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