Joanna Geary: Online Protests – why do they make me uneasy?

"I’ve seen many use the Jan Moir affair as an example of democracy in action. It is certainly true that the will of many people led to the removal of advertising from an offensive and homophobic article and an apology from its author. Now you can’t say that’s a bad thing… can you? So why do I feel so uneasy about it?"