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{{short description|New Zealand YouTube personality and blogger}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Karl Rock
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| image =
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| birth_name = Karl Edward Rice<ref name="blacklisted"/>
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| birth_place = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| nationality = [[New Zealand]]
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Blogger
* YouTuber
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.karlrock.com|Karl Rock}}
| pseudonym =
| channels = {{URL|https://youtube.com/c/KarlRock|Karl Rock}}
| years_active = 2017-present
| genre = Vlogs and Education
| subscribers = 1.85 million
| views = 348 million
| network =
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| silver_year = 2018
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| gold_year = 2020
| stats_update = 23 April 2021
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'''Karl Edward 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.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-20|title=Social media star: Meet Karl Rock, the Kiwi YouTuber who was praised by the Delhi Chief Minister|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/social-media-star-meet-karl-rock-the-kiwi-youtuber-who-was-praised-by-the-delhi-chief-minister/story-UCBVnLO4NTbWnTtotvHLKO.html|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karl Rock's Blog - Travel Safety, Advice, & the Best of Incredible India|url=https://blog.karlrock.com/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Karl Rock's Blog|language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=India survival guide|url=https://indiasurvivalguide.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjO_7vIm7juAhVB_XMBHaTrATkQFjADegQIIhAB&usg=AOvVaw1ecI7VG0-fiBp_H3RfauS1&cshid=1611616581516|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 January 2021|website=Indiasurvivalguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=8 January 2021|title=karl rock latest interview with 11 year old boy in 2021|work=news18.com|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/buzz/youtuber-karl-rock-asked-11-year-old-pakistani-boy-about-india-his-response-will-make-you-smile-3259946.html&ved=2ahUKEwjxjdTzurjuAhUN9XMBHXCEDzAQFjAoegQIOhAB&usg=AOvVaw3-S8Se4ljUTmQKI3PzAKQM&ampcf=1|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Karl Rock was born on 2nd November,1990 in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], is married<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Karl Rock – Karl Rock|url=https://karlrock.com/about/|access-date=2021-05-18|language=en-NZ}}</ref> and currently lives in [[Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-14|title=Kiwi tourist charms locals in India by speaking Hindi|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/101432684/kiwi-tourist-charms-locals-in-india-by-speaking-hindi|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=21 September 2018|title=Kiwi make over|work=nzherald.co.nz|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/a-kiwi-make-over-indian-burger-chain-copies-nzs-own-burgerfuel/22B63QGZROR5MCR6UUNQXT6YW4/&ved=2ahUKEwig6JCTwLjuAhUy73MBHW0YBhAQFjABegQIBxAC&usg=AOvVaw0S8BfuhNviY-SZNiPKtUPG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410004736/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/a-kiwi-make-over-indian-burger-chain-copies-nzs-own-burgerfuel/22B63QGZROR5MCR6UUNQXT6YW4/ |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=dead|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=12 February 2018|title=karl surprises indians with hindi|work=nzedge.com|url=https://www.nzedge.com/news/karl-rock-surprises-locals-with-grasp-of-hindi/&ved=2ahUKEwig6JCTwLjuAhUy73MBHW0YBhAQFjADegQIEhAB&usg=AOvVaw2T0DPHnPjek9JOuLlikgvm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927133427/https://www.nzedge.com/news/karl-rock-surprises-locals-with-grasp-of-hindi/ |archive-date=27 September 2020 |url-status=dead|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> Rock has New Zealand and Netherlands citizenships.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vlogger’s wife challenges govt.’s move blacklisting him |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vloggers-wife-challenges-govts-move-blacklisting-him/article35256752.ece |access-date=29 July 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==BBC ''Panorama'' investigation==

Karl Rock and his fellow [[YouTuber]] [[Jim Browning (YouTuber)|Jim Browning]] teamed up with a [[Panorama (British TV programme)|BBC Panorama]] team in which a large-scale [[technical support scam|technical support scamming]] operation was infiltrated and extensively documented by both YouTubers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=confessions of a call centre worker pdf|url=http://refresh.bluefield.edu/cgi-bin/content/view.php?q=confessions+of+a+call+centre+worker+pdf&id=35e37895a43213502f8aa7e23b066e22&ved=2ahUKEwiEqbT4h7juAhVqgtgFHfr8Dv44ChAWMAh6BAgGEAE&usg=AOvVaw04XmHMO9dlP-kjvgau6AmW|access-date=2021-01-25|website=refresh.bluefield.edu|language=EN}}</ref> The two teamed up to record [[Quadcopter|drone]] and [[CCTV]] footage of the facility in [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], [[Haryana]] and even downloaded 7000 scam call recording files from the scammers computers, their video series clearly shows how these scammers targets [[computer illiteracy|computer-illiterate]] and [[elderly]] people in the [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]] and [[Indian Subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Scam India: The story of a Gurugram Scam Call Center|url=https://dubeat.com/2020/05/scam-india-the-story-of-a-gurugram-scam-call-center/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=DU Beat|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=4 March 2020|title=police raid scam call centre based in delhi|work=grahamcluley.com|url=https://grahamcluley.com/police-raid-tech-support-scam-centre/&ved=2ahUKEwiEqbT4h7juAhVqgtgFHfr8Dv44ChAWMAV6BAgBEAE&usg=AOvVaw1Pc_SZQRyEJhQnOKg4Ya9B|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=17 September 2020|title=CBI raids 6 fraud centres|work=The Outlook India|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/business-news-cbi-books-6-firms-for-installing-malware-on-peoples-computers-after-microsofts-complain/360480&ved=2ahUKEwiEqbT4h7juAhVqgtgFHfr8Dv44ChAWMAZ6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw2GDBtvTdxk2Qud08wH5Jrk|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 November 2020|title=Three fake call centres spotted in delhi|url=https://www.the420.in/three-fake-call-centres-duping-foreigners-caught-on-camera-delhi-police-informed-but-no-action-taken/&ved=2ahUKEwiEqbT4h7juAhVqgtgFHfr8Dv44ChAWMAd6BAgAEAE&usg=AOvVaw2FgSiLLmWRR9G55QyWilog|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 January 2021|website=the420.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=16 December 2020|title=how two youtubers karl rock and jim browning are exposing fake call centres.|work=navbharattimes.com|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/navbharatgold/day-today/how-youtubers-jim-browning-and-karl-rock-are-exposing-fake-call-centers-and-online-scammers/story/79642950.cms&ved=2ahUKEwidgMG6kLjuAhV54HMBHeE9CUQ4FBAWMAF6BAgHEAE&usg=AOvVaw3Sa1x9CLkO2Ym-XMnKnC8c|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HackRead {{!}} Latest Cyber Crime - InfoSec- Tech - Hacking News|url=https://www.hackread.com/|access-date=2021-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=3 March 2020|title=indian scammers looting britishers|work=wicnews.com|url=https://wicnews.com/world/indian-scammer-looting-britishers-thousands-pounds-busted-012726250/&ved=2ahUKEwiMncLfkbjuAhUJ6XMBHZQpDx44HhAWMAF6BAgIEAE&usg=AOvVaw0B2JVKmhZHvDRqQV-F1_WD|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=Online vigilante hacks and releases CCTV of scam call centre|url=https://www.thatsnonsense.com/online-vigilante-hacks-and-releases-cctv-of-scam-call-centre/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=ThatsNonsense.com|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=July 2021}}

===Twitter===
Rock was praised by Delhi chief minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]] on [[Twitter]] for donating plasma at the Delhi government plasma bank during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Kejriwal |first=Arvind |author-link=Arvind Kejriwal |user=ArvindKejriwal |number=1281475471813689344 |date=10 July 2020 |title=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 |language=en |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513131554/https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1281475471813689344 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Blacklist==
Karl Rock’s visa was cancelled when he was in Dubai, and he was blacklisted from India for a year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Report Wire - MHA says Karl Rock blacklisted until subsequent 12 months for violating visa norms|url=http://www.reportwire.in/mha-says-karl-rock-blacklisted-till-next-year-for-violating-visa-norms/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Report Wire|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=YouTuber Karl Rock, who earned Kejriwal praise for donating plasma last year, says blacklisted by Indian govt|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/karl-rock-youtube-india-visa-blacklist-7396764/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He shared this information in a video on his YouTube channel.<ref>{{Citation|title=Why I Haven't Seen My Wife in 269 Days #Blacklist|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBGRQltTTAE|language=en|access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref> He stated that there was no official reason provided by the [[Government of India]] for him being blacklisted, and that he had not received any response from the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Ministry of India]].<ref name="blacklisted">{{Cite web|last=Mihindukulasuriya|first=Regina|date=2021-07-09|title=NZ YouTuber Karl Rock claims India 'blacklisted' him, moves HC to come back to wife & 'home'|url=https://theprint.in/india/nz-youtuber-karl-rock-claims-india-blacklisted-him-moves-hc-to-come-back-to-wife-home/693072/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] and Ministry of Home Affairs stated that Rock was blacklisted for "multiple visa violations on his last visit".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Blogger Karl Rock says India has blocked his entry, MHA says he violated visa|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karl-rock-youtube-india-visa-blacklist-7396764/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/iamkarlrock/ Karl Rock Official Page] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.twitter.com/iamkarlrock/ Karl Rock] on [[Twitter]]
*{{Instagram}}

[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand expatriates in India]]
[[Category:People from Auckland]]
[[Category:People from Delhi]]
[[Category:New Zealand activists]]
[[Category:New Zealand YouTubers]]
[[Category:English-language YouTube channels]]
[[Category:Fraud in India]]
[[Category:Male YouTubers]]

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