Is it illegal to often call and send messages to harass others?

Legal analysis: making harassing phone calls and sending harassing text messages do not constitute crimes. However, in violation of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times, interfering with the normal life of others. Should be detained for up to 5 days or fined up to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 5 days and less than 50 days, and may also be fined less than 500 yuan.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may be fined up to five hundred yuan:

(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;

(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;

(3) fabricating facts and falsely accusing others in an attempt to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;

(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;

(5) sending obscene, insulting, threatening or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others;

(six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.