TikTok CEO Argues Content Moderation Vital as Twitter Cuts Staff

The chief executive officer of hit video app TikTok suggested Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. are heading down a risky path.

Shou Zi Chew, whose company has come under fire from US officials, emphasized the importance of investing in sufficient staff to handle content moderation and security. He made the comments in response to questions about whether TikTok could operate effectively if it fired half its staff, the way Twitter has under Musk.

“I hope that day never comes,” Chew said with a laugh at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Wednesday. “The way we are organized ...