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DESCRIPTION:A person's handle is their name and address on the Fediverse. B
 ut despite people using the Fediverse in many languages from all over the 
 world\, almost all handles are limited to Latin script letters and numbers
 : **@somebody@example.com** . Instead\, people should be able to use a han
 dle in their own language and characters\, e.g. **@小明@範例.測試** 
 or **@김@예시.테스트**. We call this "globally inclusive Fediverse h
 andles".\n\nThis talk explains the reasons why handles are now limited to 
 letters and numbers. We look at the role of specifications\, and existing 
 software such as Mastodon. We look at the history of internationalising ot
 her address types such as email addresses ( जिम@डाटामे
 ल.भारत ) and domain names ( http://ยูเอทดสอบ.
 ไทย ). We list some rules from DNS\, Unicode\, and IETF about what c
 haracters should be allowed and forbidden: the Fediverse can build on them
 . \n\nWe propose a path forward\, based on the history of email addresses 
 and domain names. That path starts with brave pioneers\, who want to use t
 heir own language in their Fediverse handles\, even when it is difficult. 
 The next step is helping extend specifications so they are globally inclus
 ive. Third is contributing to open source software to remove their limitat
 ions for handle characters. Hopefully\, many of those pioneers are at COSC
 UP. Maybe this meeting will be the time when we meet and start to work tog
 ether.
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SUMMARY:@小明@範例.測試\, or\, Fediverse handles in every language - 
 Jim DeLaHunt
URL:https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/S7KAQQ/
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