Inside AI Policy

November 19, 2025

Public Citizen flags Congress, FTC in calling on OpenAI to stop Sora2 video generation

By Mariam Baksh / November 12, 2025

In a letter demanding OpenAI CEO Sam Altman immediately and indefinitely withdraw Sora2 from public access, Public Citizen cc’d the Federal Trade Commission and oversight committees in the House and Senate in detailing a series of legal, ethical and societal harms associated with the company’s new video generator.

“The hasty release of Sora 2 demonstrates a reckless disregard for product safety, name/image/likeness rights, the stability of our democracy, and fundamental consumer protection against harm,” Public Citizen’s Big Tech accountability advocate...


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