The US state of Montana on Thursday was on the verge of implementing a total ban on TikTok, after a proposal passed a key hurdle in the state's legislature. Montana's Republican-dominated lower house overwhelmingly voted for a complete ban on the popular Chinese owned app, with a final vote set for Friday before it goes to the state's governor to become law. If signed, the law would be unprecedented and test the legal waters for a national ban of the Chinese owned app, a fate that is increasingly being called for in Washington. TikTok, despite its immense popularity, is caught...