I use URL fields to store links, mostly to Wikipedia. In the latest version (I use 3.16.4), links with international characters are displayed using control codes (%xx), for example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dbu_Line_(Rapid)

instead of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sōbu_Line_(Rapid)

I have read in the release notes that there is a "Behavior change—URL field validation" introduced in 3.16. Is there a way to go back to the previous behavior ?

Thanks.