Whether or not he appears in the series of food review videos on the Hanoi Street channel (now Duy Tran), the business of many restaurants has been impacted by the boycott wave against this male YouTuber.
The restaurant that Duy Nến reviewed has requested to remove the clip, pleading with the online community: “Please don’t rate us one star anymore”
Accordingly, a restaurant specializing in dishes made from eel, which previously appeared in Duy Nến’s review clip, publicly posted a status on its Fanpage stating:
“Currently, the restaurant has requested Mr. Duy HNP’s channel to remove all videos related to the restaurant, so please do not rate us one star on Google Maps, as it negatively affects the restaurant.”
“The restaurant is still striving to provide the best experiences to customers, so we hope everyone will allow us to survive during this pandemic. Thank you.”
From this, readers can easily understand that this restaurant has been targeted by Duy Nến’s anti-fans, even those who have never tasted the food at the restaurant are rallying together to rate it one star on food delivery apps, significantly affecting its reach and business.
Also from this status, the restaurant owner mentioned they have requested to remove all information from the food channel that is being boycotted fiercely by the Vietnamese online community.
“Fame-hungry,” taking advantage of the Duy Nến scandal to profit
While some are struggling, there are also those who are profiting. Conversely, there are restaurants that are “taking advantage” of this controversy to create content and capitalize on it for profit. With a secret passphrase before entering the restaurant: “NSND RUY LẾN,” the owner of this restaurant will give a 50% discount to netizens who stop by.”
It remains to be seen how effective the business is, but the store has attracted significant attention and interest from potential diners.
Currently, amid the wave of criticism from the online community, Duy Nến has not responded; he continues to release videos that notably still feature “exaggerated reviews,” misusing words, and providing misleading information, causing viewers to be increasingly outraged.
Looking at this reality, the battle against “trash” videos from the online community seems far from over!