The relays don’t currently talk to each other, although this is currently under debate if it is needed or not.
You can create your own relay and it’s 100% up to you if you allow anyone to connect to it, or only a whitelist of authenticated users to connect.
So yes, you can create private areas on the nostr network.
Stu / ⚡️🌱🌙
npub1w4…zprhz
2023-01-15 00:34:04
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2023-01-15 00:34:04Event JSON
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