By default, members can adjust posting permissions in channels to decide who's allowed to post messages or notify an entire channel. Owners and admins can restrict this and limit who's allowed to set posting permissions.
Choose who can set permissions
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Workspace Owners can decide who can set posting permissions for the #general channel:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Hover over Tools & settings, then select Workspace settings.
Below Administration in the left sidebar, select Manage permissions. If you don’t see the left sidebar, choose Menu in the top-left corner to find it.
Select Account Types.
Click the three dots icon next to Edit channel posting permissions, then select Edit permission.
Choose who can take the action, then click Save.
Workspace Owners can decide who can set posting permissions for any channel:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Hover over Tools & settings, then select Workspace settings.
Below Administration in the left sidebar, select Manage permissions. If you don’t see the left sidebar, choose Menu in the top-left corner to find it.
Select Account Types.
Click the three dots icon next to Edit channel posting permissions, then select Edit permission.
Choose who can take the action, then click Save.
Note: Permissions set at the org level will override workspace-level settings.
Org level
Org Owners can set an organization policy to specify who can manage posting permissions:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Hover over Tools & settings, then select Organization settings.
Choose People, then select Manage permissions.
Select Account Types.
Click the three dots icon next to Edit channel posting permissions, then select Edit permission.
Choose who can take the action. If you’d like, select whether individual workspaces can edit this setting.
Click Save.
Workspace level
If permitted by org settings, Workspace Owners can decide who can set posting permissions for their workspace:
From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
Hover over Tools & settings, then select Workspace settings. (If you manage more than one workspace, choose one from the drop-down menu.)
Below Administration in the left sidebar, select Manage permissions. If you don’t see the left sidebar, choose Menu in the top-left corner to find it.
Select Account Types.
Click the three dots icon next to Edit channel posting permissions, then select Edit permission.
