# What are the 'Private spaces'? What difference with 'Categories'?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-private-spaces-what-difference-with-categories/54819
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 27, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-private-spaces-what-difference-with-categories/54819 "2016-12-27T08:19:05Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-private-spaces-what-difference-with-categories/54819/9 "2020-03-13T03:59:13Z")

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You can use [categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-control-access-to-content/87678) to restrict access to [custom groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-custom-group-access-and-visibility/138296).

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