Algeria rejected France's claims of escalating tensions, accusing the French extreme right of launching a "campaign of disinformation" amid their diplomatic dispute over the deportation of an influencer.

The Algerian Foreign Ministry stated, "Algeria is in no way engaged in a logic of escalation... or humiliation" and criticized France's accusations.

The influencer, identified as "Doualemn", a 59-year-old, was detained by French authorities in Montpellier for posting a controversial video on TikTok. He was initially deported to Algeria on Thursday, according to his lawyer, but was quickly returned to France the same evening as Algeria refused to allow his entry.

France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Algeria on Friday of attempting to humiliate France, while Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned of possible visa restrictions or aid cuts, stating, "France would have 'no option but to retaliate' if 'the Algerians continue to escalate' the row."

Algeria responded, stating that its decision was "motivated by the desire to allow him to respond to the accusations brought against him, to assert his rights and to defend himself within the framework of a fair and equitable judicial process on French territory."

The diplomatic tensions are further compounded by the detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria on national security charges.