AMC Theaters floated the idea of changing its policy to allow texting during movies this week, and it lasted about as long as a Snapchat message.
Speaking with Variety on Wednesday, AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron hinted that his company would make the move. "When you tell a 22-year-old to 'turn off the phone, don't ruin the movie,' they hear, 'please cut off your left arm above the elbow,'" Aron told the publication.
Complaints poured in via social media and other channels in a matter of hours.
Do this and I'll NEVER go to an AMC again…
AMC Entertainment CEO Open to Allowing Texting in Some Theaters https://t.co/ypLRuczbQF
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