tl;dr: I’m just a guy that you can email.
I Will Be Your Friend is a free, anonymous, pen pal-through-email service, that is offered to everyone.
IWBYF is a non-profit charity project set up by one person, and my name is Nicky.
I started working on March 31st, 2026 to try and reach as many people in my communities as technologically and humanly possible.
I set aside a predetermined amount of money, $5,000, to try and reach people about a resource I’m creating so people can anonymously reach out for a friend, for help, or for whatever.
I do not accept donations. There is no financial or transactional elements, only communication.
To learn more about why I chose that amount, check out Why You, Why Me, Why Now.
The premise is simple: working on building relationships, and working on building trust. Educating others about safe communication online, and a new tool, email masking.
I wanted to create something that was easy, safe, free, and anonymous, at least for those who want to reach out.
Your responsibility for staying safe is simple if you want to remain anonymous: create a masked email, communicate with me via how to reach out.
You are also welcome to email me at your own discretion. I will never do anything with your email address except reply to your message.
When I receive your submission form, I will send you a reply as quickly as I’m able; I’m attempting to respond within one day.
Every email you send to me will be completely confidential. More info on the “how to reach out” page.
You never have to email me directly, you can use the form every time to maintain your own anonymity every time if you would like.
I do not want to use your email, your personal information, or identifying details for anything at all.
I am not employed. I do not use AI. I am a man who lives by the kindness of his family. I do not represent a company, and your details are not kept anywhere.
My own work is in journalism, but this activist work is completely and totally isolated from that endeavor.
I will be submitting proof of deleting all form submissions I receive, one month after I receive them.
Over 5 years, this will end up as a document of 60 series of screenshots, compiled once per month, on the 1st day of each month.
The first screenshot series submission, regardless of whether or not I receive any submissions at all, will be added to the front page, below this intro.
see what i’ve accomplished so far here