Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Warns Foreign Adversaries Could Replace TikTok

‘A determined foreign adversary may just seek to replace one lost surveillance application with another,’ Gorsuch wrote.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch poses for a portrait in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 1, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote Friday that foreign adversaries could merely replace Chinese-owned TikTok with a similar app to surveil Americans, as the high court ruled to uphold a ban on the social media platform from app stores.

The forthcoming Trump administration will have to decide on whether to keep the ban intact. It goes into effect on Jan. 19.