# Google Workspace Granular space creation restrictions now available in Google Chat

- Product: Google Workspace (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace)
- Vendor: Google
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Original notes: http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/08/granular-space-creation-restrictions-now-available-in-Google-Chat.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace/releases/2026-08-20-granular-space-creation-restrictions-now-availabl

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We are introducing a new admin setting in Google Chat that allows administrators to restrict specific users or groups from creating spaces, while continuing to permit them to create 1:1 direct message…

- **added** — New admin setting in Google Chat allows administrators to restrict specific users or groups from creating spaces while permitting them to create 1:1 direct messages