Is it illegal to send text messages to swear?

It is illegal to send text messages to swear.

Item (5) of Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that "those who repeatedly send obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information and interfere with the normal life of others" shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.

This Law is formulated with a view to maintaining public order, ensuring public safety, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and standardizing and ensuring that public security organs and their people's police perform their duties of public security administration according to law.

Adopted at the 10th the NPC Standing Committee 1 7th meeting on August 28th, 2005, promulgated by Decree No.38 of the President of the People's Republic of China on August 28th, 2005, and effective as of March12006.

According to the Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment, which was adopted at the 29th meeting of the 11th the NPC Standing Committee on October 26th, 20 12 10, promulgated by Decree No.67 of the President of the People's Republic of China on October 26th.