Online pornography is illegal. The state clearly recognizes pornographic and obscene articles as illegal articles, and if the purpose is to make profits or spread, it constitutes a crime. For serious illegal acts of purchasing obscene articles, the public security department will punish the parties according to law. Whoever repeatedly sends obscene, insulting or intimidating acts and interferes with the normal life of some individuals 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. Obscene articles refer to obscene books, films, video tapes, audio tapes, pictures and other obscene articles that specifically describe sexual behavior or publicly publicize pornography; Scientific works about human physiology and medical knowledge are not obscene articles; Literary and artistic works with artistic value containing pornographic content are not regarded as obscene articles. Spreading obscene articles refers to spreading obscene books, periodicals, films, audio-visual images, pictures or other obscene articles, disrupting the state's management order of obscene articles and endangering the physical and mental health of the broad masses of people, especially teenagers. It's a crime.
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 less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 10, and may also be fined as follows in 500 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, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting 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, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others; (six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.
Derivative problem:
Is it illegal or criminal to browse yellow on mobile phone?
Whoever makes, copies, publishes, sells or disseminates obscene articles in China for profit is suspected of making, copying, publishing, selling or disseminating obscene articles for profit; Spreading obscene books, films or other obscene articles is suspected to constitute the crime of spreading obscene articles; Playing obscene movies, videos and other audio-visual products is suspected of organizing the play of obscene audio-visual products. No unit or individual may use the Internet to produce, copy, consult and disseminate the following information: (1) inciting resistance and undermining the implementation of the Constitution, laws and administrative regulations; (2) inciting subversion of state power and overthrowing the socialist system; (3) Inciting secession and undermining national unity; (4) Inciting national hatred and discrimination and undermining national unity; (5) fabricating or distorting facts, spreading rumors and disturbing social order; (6) Propagandizing feudal superstition, obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, terror and abetting crimes; (seven) openly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others; (eight) damage the credibility of state organs; (nine) other violations of the Constitution, laws and administrative regulations.