st ▁the ▁on going ▁mob ▁sexual ▁assault s . ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁Twitter , ▁she ▁immediately ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁start ▁an ▁account ▁and ▁started ▁twe eting ▁safety ▁tips ▁and ▁calls ▁for ▁volunte ers . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁account ’ s ▁immediate ▁reach , ▁with ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁follow ers ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 ▁hours . ▁▁ ▁She ▁rec ru ited ▁a ▁core ▁group ▁of ▁trust ed ▁individuals ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁build ▁the ▁movement ’ s ▁found ations ▁and ▁rec ruit ▁the ▁volunte ers . ▁She ▁started ▁by ▁purch asing ▁ 2 0 0 ▁uniform s ▁compr ising ▁construction ▁hel m ets ▁and ▁ne on ▁v ests ▁and ▁soon ▁enough ▁the ▁group ▁managed ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁the ▁needed ▁volunte ers . ▁The ▁volunte ers ' ▁uniform s ▁compr ising ▁construction ▁hel m ets ▁and ▁ne on ▁v ests ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁make ▁them ▁easily ▁visible ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁T ah ir ▁Body guard ▁operated ▁in ▁two ▁ways . ▁First , ▁the ▁group ▁pro act ively ▁pat rolled ▁T ah rir ▁Square ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁identify ▁areas ▁where ▁assault s ▁could ▁occur . ▁Second , ▁the ▁group ▁engaged ▁with ▁the ▁mob s ▁to ▁free ▁women ▁being ▁assault ed ▁and ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁amb ul ances ▁station ed ▁outside ▁the ▁square . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning , ▁she ▁was ▁anonymous