PRITI PATEL has threatened to crack down on abusive behaviour online following the death of Conservative MP David Amess amid fears extremists could use social media platforms to organise attacks. But her plans won’t curb much use without mirroring authoritarian measures used by China, one expert has said. Conservatives have responded to the death of their colleague Sir David Amess by proposing harsh new curbs for online harm. Proposals also backed by Labour would crack down on online anonymity by modifying the already proposed Online Harms Bill of 2019. In action, it would work to expose would-be extremists before they...