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Karl Rock
Personal information
Born
Karl Edward Ricebag

Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupations
  • Blogger
  • YouTuber
WebsiteKarl Rock
YouTube information
ChannelsKarl Rock
Years active2017-present
Genre(s)Vlogs and Education
Subscribers1.57 million
Total views234 million
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 23 April 2021

Karl Rice, known online as Karl Rock, is a New Zealand blogger, author and YouTuber who speaks Hindi and lives in India. He is best known for his YouTube vlogs and his book How to Travel in India.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Karl was born in Auckland, New Zealand, is married[5] and currently lives in Delhi, India.[6][7][8]

BBC Panorama investigation

Karl Rock and his fellow YouTuber Jim Browning teamed up with a BBC Panorama team in which a large-scale technical support scamming operation was infiltrated and extensively documented by both YouTubers.[9] The two teamed up to record drone and CCTV footage of the facility in Gurugram, Haryana and even downloaded 7000 scam call recording files from the scammers computers, their video series clearly shows how these scammer targets computer-illiterate and elderly people in the United Kingdom, United States and Indian Subcontinent.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Twitter

Karl was praised by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter for donating plasma at the Delhi government plasma bank during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Blacklist

Karl Rock’s visa was cancelled when he was in Dubai. He shared this information in a video on his YouTube channel [19]. He stated that there was no official reason provided by the Government of India for him being blacklisted and that he hasn't had any response from the Home Ministry of India when he reached them multiple times by e-mail or even when his wife turned up at the Home Ministry in Delhi. Some speculate that his blacklisting could be due to his participation in Anti CAA protests [20] , which is a violation of the Foreigners (Amendment) Act, 2004. He started a petition in Change.org which has over 1,05,000+ signatures.

Government response

The Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs clarified that Karl violated multiple visa conditions.

  • Doing business activities on a tourist visa.
  • Conducting economic activities without informing Foreigners Registration Office
  • Entering restricted areas without permission
  • Not submitting tax returns.[21][22]

He is blacklisted for a year.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Social media star: Meet Karl Rock, the Kiwi YouTuber who was praised by the Delhi Chief Minister". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Karl Rock's Blog - Travel Safety, Advice, & the Best of Incredible India". Karl Rock's Blog. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "India survival guide". Indiasurvivalguide.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "karl rock latest interview with 11 year old boy in 2021". news18.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "About Karl Rock – Karl Rock". Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Kiwi tourist charms locals in India by speaking Hindi". Stuff. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Kiwi make over". nzherald.co.nz. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ^ "karl surprises indians with hindi". nzedge.com. 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ "confessions of a call centre worker pdf". refresh.bluefield.edu. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Scam India: The story of a Gurugram Scam Call Center". DU Beat. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. ^ "police raid scam call centre based in delhi". grahamcluley.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "CBI raids 6 fraud centres". The Outlook India. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Three fake call centres spotted in delhi". the420.in. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "how two youtubers karl rock and jim browning are exposing fake call centres". navbharattimes.com. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "HackRead | Latest Cyber Crime - InfoSec- Tech - Hacking News". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. ^ "indian scammers looting britishers". wicnews.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Online vigilante hacks and releases CCTV of scam call centre". ThatsNonsense.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. ^ Kejriwal, Arvind [@ArvindKejriwal] (10 July 2020). "Karl Rock, a New Zealand origin Delhiite donated plasma at Delhi govt's plasma bank You must watch his video about his experience. I am sure this will encourage many more to come forward to donate their plasma and help save lives. @iamkarlrock https://t.co/VySSg0P0yV" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Why I Haven't Seen My Wife in 269 Days #Blacklist, retrieved 9 July 2021
  20. ^ "https://twitter.com/iamkarlrock/status/1207675850453377033". Twitter. Retrieved 9 July 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  21. ^ Mihindukulasuriya, Regina (9 July 2021). "NZ YouTuber Karl Rock claims India 'blacklisted' him, moves HC to come back to wife & 'home'". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  22. ^ "YouTuber Karl Rock, who earned Kejriwal praise for donating plasma last year, says blacklisted by Indian govt". The Indian Express. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Blogger Karl Rock says India has blocked his entry, MHA says he violated visa". The Indian Express. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Report Wire - MHA says Karl Rock blacklisted until subsequent 12 months for violating visa norms". Report Wire. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.



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