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Clarity crucial for businesses that take a stand

DEMONSTRATORS protest against police brutality in Boston on June 10 following the death of George Floyd on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck. Allie’s Donuts Inc., in North Kingstown, was thrust into the national spotlight on June 6 after owner Matt Drescher ended a discount for military and police officers in solidarity with protesters. AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Social media platforms can be a complex place for businesses to tread while protests continue nationwide in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in police custody in ­Minneapolis on May 25. Such was the case for Allie’s Donuts Inc., which recently posted on Instagram that the North Kingstown shop would end its discount for

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