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With regard to SharePoint public workspaces, any internal user can request team membership.
Existing team members within a workspace can request additional roles, extending their existing permissions, to increase their scope of activity within the workspace.
As a workspace owner, it is your job to review and approve or reject these permission requests.
Once such a request for membership or additional roles with respect to your workspace has been submitted, you as the owner will be notified by email.