help: Clarify how content access requirement works.

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# Configure who can subscribe other users to channels
## Configure who can subscribe others to channels in general
You can configure who can subscribe other users to channels. If you have
permission to subscribe users [to a specific
channel](#configure-who-can-subscribe-anyone-to-a-specific-channel), you can
always do so, whether or not you're subscribed yourself.
Subscribing someone to a channel requires having content access to that channel.
All [members](/help/user-roles) of an organization can access content in [public
channels](/help/channel-permissions).
For [private channels](/help/channel-permissions), content access must be
granted explicitly. Users have content access if:
There is also a [general
permission](#configure-who-can-subscribe-others-to-channels-in-general), which
allows subscribing others to all [public
channels](/help/channel-permissions#public-channels). For [private
channels](/help/channel-permissions#private-channels), you additionally need to
have content access to the channel in order to use this permission. Users have
content access if:
{!content-access-definition.md!}
[Guests](/help/guest-users) are never permitted to subscribe others.
## Configure who can subscribe others to channels in general
{!admin-only.md!}
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