The measure was linked to the emergence and spread on social media of thousands of voyeuristic videos involving women during the festival. The two publications described the measure as a response to the problem of unwanted filming.
According to the Times of India, at least 32,000 videos showing women on the Teufelsrad were shared online. The Indian newspaper attributed this figure to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung; the figure has not been independently verified by the sources provided.
The Times of India also reported that the videos often show women wearing the traditional dirndl, with their underwear visible. This detail appears in the Indian publication’s report and is not separately confirmed by the material attributed to BBC News.
The Times of India also reported, citing BR, that some images had allegedly been digitally manipulated to make the women filmed appear naked. This information, too, remains attributed to a single source in the available material.
The available information does not establish whether the shorts were made available to all women attending Oktoberfest or only to visitors to the Teufelsrad. Nor does it identify the organizer or the provider involved in the distribution.
The exact date on which the measure was adopted has also not been established. The publication dates of the reports do not make it possible to determine when the initiative took place, and it is presented in the context of Munich’s Oktoberfest.
The measure therefore forms part of the response reported by the sources to the circulation of voyeuristic content associated with a specific festival attraction. However, both the extent of the distribution and the party that organized it remain unspecified.