JSON: why are forward slashes escaped?

Question

The reason for this \"escapes\" me.

JSON escapes the forward slash, so a hash {a: \"a/b/c\"} is serialized as {\"a\":\"a\\/b\\/c\"} instead

Answer 1

JSON doesn't require you to do that, it allows you to do that. It also allows you to use "\u0061" for "A", but it's not required. Allowing \/ helps when embedding JSON in a