Spam messages have long been a headache for China's nearly 650 million mobile phone users, who rely on text messages to communicate. One spam victim in Beijing resorted to an auto-call system that keeps calling the same number, ultimately muting more than 2,000 numbers that had continuously sent him spam messages.

That user resorted to such means goes to show how frustrated people have become with rampant spam, a commentator from Xinhua News says. At the same time, it shows mobile operators and related supervising authorities have failed to fulfill their responsibilities toward securing customers' rights.

The article continues that profits are the major reason mobile operators are reluctant to stop the spammers, and demands the country's lawmakers step in and crack down on the out-of-control mobile phone spamming.

Source: CRIENGLISH.com