In an effort to stem the tide of mockery on social networks in Pakistan that followed a New York Times report exposing its role in peddling fake diplomas online, the Pakistani company Axact threatened on Monday to sue a local blog, Pak Tea House, merely for rounding up Twitter reaction to the exposé.

The publication of the article prompted more than 6,500 responses on Twitter using the hashtag #Axact, according to data compiled by Brandwatch, a technology company that tracks discussions on social media. The company noted that there were eight times as many negative mentions as positive.