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The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
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At least 32,000 videos featuring women on the Teufelsrad have been circulated, according to Munich daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Some have apparently been watched millions of times.
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