ASL19[1] (Persian: اصل ١٩) is an independent technology organisation that works toward practical responses for online access to information. Their work has been mired in allegations of sexual abuse and workplace harassment.
Based in Toronto, ASL19 was founded in 2012 with the support of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab.[2]
The University of Toronto has sought to distance themselves from the organisation since controversy about the organization was raised in 2017. In a November 2017 statement to Toronto's Metro News a university spokeswoman stated: "ASL19 has collaborated with Citizen Lab on research projects in the past and allowed its staff, including Karimzadeh Bangi, to make use of its facilities in 2012-14. Citizen Lab has not recently engaged in any such efforts with either ASL19 or Mr. Bangi. ASL19 is a completely separate and distinct organization."[citation needed]