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Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel
Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAPhotograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAInvestigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel Women have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on a famous amusement ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich, after an investigation revealed tens of thousands of voyeuristic videos circulating online.or Devil’s Wheel, which rapidly spins around while people try to sit on it for as long as they can, is one of the beer festival’s oldest rides.
But many of the videos discovered by German journalists focus on women whose traditional dirndl dresses have ridden up, often showing their underwear. The findings have revived concerns about upskirting – secretly filming or taking photos under someone’s skirt without consent, which has been illegal in since 2020. It is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.
But some women’s rights advocates have said the law is not enough to stop the abuse.by the Munich daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, more than 32,000 videos linked to the Teufelsrad were found on Meta platforms alone, some of them with millions of views. The operator of the ride, Elisabeth Polaczy, told the BBC she has been handing out free cycling shorts to women and girls wearing dresses to protect them from people filming them.
She has given out more than 100 pairs during this Oktoberfest, which finishes on Sunday.
“I want to do everything I can to make people feel secure,” she said.is located that warn against filming under people’s skirts. But Polaczy, 80, said it was difficult to control everyone filming with smartphones. A spokesperson for the Bavarian police told the BBC they have put up posters at the Oktoberfest warning against upskirting since 2025. Police arrested a 45-year-old Swiss man for filming under a German woman’s dirndl at this year’s festival.
In 2025 there were 10 arrests for upskirting and seven in 2024.
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