Is it illegal to send text messages to consumers privately?

Illegal. According to the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Making, Copying, Publishing, Selling and Disseminating Obscene Electronic Information by Using Internet, Mobile Communication Terminals and Voice Stations, Article 1 shall be implemented as of September 6, 2004. For the purpose of making profits, making, copying, publishing, selling and disseminating obscene electronic information by using the Internet and mobile communication terminals shall be in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 363 of the Criminal Law. (3) Making, copying, publishing, selling and disseminating more than 200 obscene electronic publications, pictures, articles and short messages. ;