diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
index a093c4f4b..c3a377062 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
@@ -2402,6 +2402,7 @@ class PlaylistSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
             "name": playlist.name,
             "attributedTo": playlist.actor.fid,
             "published": playlist.creation_date.isoformat(),
+            "audience": playlist.privacy_level,
             "library": playlist.library.fid,
         }
         payload["audience"] = (
@@ -2432,14 +2433,16 @@ class PlaylistSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
             "actor": actor,
             "name": validated_data["name"],
             "creation_date": validated_data["published"],
+            "privacy_level": validated_data["audience"],
             "library": library,
         }
-        if not actor.is_local:
-            ap_to_fw_data["privacy_level"] = (
-                contexts.AS.Public
-                if validated_data.get("privacy_level", "") == "everyone"
-                else ""
-            )
+        # to do : why I did this oO
+        # if not actor.is_local:
+        #     ap_to_fw_data["privacy_level"] = (
+        #         contexts.AS.Public
+        #         if validated_data.get("privacy_level", "") == "everyone"
+        #         else ""
+        #     )
 
         playlist, created = playlists_models.Playlist.objects.update_or_create(
             defaults=ap_to_fw_data,
@@ -2453,6 +2456,17 @@ class PlaylistSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
 
         return playlist
 
+    def validate(self, data):
+        validated_data = super().validate(data)
+        if validated_data["audience"] in [
+            "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
+            "everyone",
+        ]:
+            validated_data["audience"] = "everyone"
+        else:
+            validated_data.pop("audience")
+        return validated_data
+
     def update(self, instance, validated_data):
         return self.create(validated_data)