Yes, the slash may be escaped in JSON. Unlike the backslash, however, this is not mandatory. That means "/" would be as valid in JSON as "\/" and would have the same result. I decided not to escape the slash, because I save one character and the readability is better.
That was obvious, of course.
My answer was also not really meant seriously.
If it didn't come across that way, it's probably because of my English deficits or because of my nationality, which has a reputation - well, as they say here: having a stick up your ass. 🙃