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Boris Johnson Urged To End The UK's Belated Crackdown On Social Media Abuse

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Boris Johnson is urged to end the UK's belated crackdown on social media abuse following the murder of David Amess by finally enforcing the Online Harms Bill.  The legislation aims to target tech companies that fail to remove illegal and harmful content with hefty fines. promised already in 2019, but there is still no date for its launch.  At a special council session devoted to the assassinated Southend West congressman on Monday, Conservative colleague Mark Francois said the bill should now be placed "in the law book" - and offered to call it "law of David".  China, saying Britain will not "reject" the East Asian nation's investments despite ongoing feuds with Beijing over human rights violations and Hong Kong.  London Investment Summit, the prime minister said in an interview with Bloomberg that China would continue to play a role "in the UK economy, but insisted the government would not be" naive.