Under pressure, she had to change her mind and give in. An Algerian restaurant owner from the 11th arrondissement of Paris had to give up selling alcohol in her establishment under pressure from very aggressive internet users. “I think the biggest problem is that she sells alcohol”, “Why are you serving alcohol in an Algerian restaurant?” or “Alcohol = no trust in halal” were just some of the comments on a social media video about this restaurant. The result: a few days later, the restaurant manager declared that she would no longer sell alcohol in her restaurant.
“You have to realise that our restaurant has a history because we used to be a franchise,” explained the restaurant owner. “I had decided to stop long before the video because it wouldn’t do me any good,” she continued, saying she would now try to “make good food”, i.e. without alcohol. The X account “On Manque Quoi” applauds the decision: “Some have criticised the alcohol on the menu, but she has assured us that she has removed it”. “We have taken care to remove the alcoholic drinks from their menu,” the account explained. The power of social networks then cancelled out this Algerian restaurant owner’s initial decision to sell alcohol in her establishment.