A group of 18 state AGs backs Montana’s effort to ban TikTok, urging a US judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the January 1, 2024, effective date (David Shepardson/Reuters)

David Shepardson / Reuters:
A group of 18 state AGs backs Montana’s effort to ban TikTok, urging a US judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the January 1, 2024, effective date  —  A group of 18 state attorneys general said on Monday they backed Montana’s effort to ban Chinese-owned short video app TikTok …