diff --git a/website/build.py b/website/build.py
index f8d79d4a..3e94a2b2 100644
--- a/website/build.py
+++ b/website/build.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ def category_public_url(category: ParsedSection) -> str:
     return f"{SITE_URL}categories/{category['slug']}/"
 
 
+def group_path(group_slug: str) -> str:
+    return f"/categories/{group_slug}/"
+
+
 def group_public_url(group_slug: str) -> str:
     return f"{SITE_URL}categories/{group_slug}/"
 
@@ -315,11 +319,9 @@ def build(repo_root: Path) -> None:
     entries = sort_entries(entries)
     category_urls = {cat["name"]: category_path(cat) for cat in categories}
 
-    filter_urls: dict[str, str] = {}
-    for cat in categories:
-        filter_urls[cat["name"]] = category_path(cat)
+    filter_urls: dict[str, str] = dict(category_urls)
     for group in parsed_groups:
-        filter_urls[group["name"]] = f"/categories/{group['slug']}/"
+        filter_urls[group["name"]] = group_path(group["slug"])
     for entry in entries:
         for sub in entry.get("subcategories", []):
             filter_urls[sub["value"]] = sub["url"]
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ def build(repo_root: Path) -> None:
             build_date=build_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y"),
             sponsors=sponsors,
             category_urls=category_urls,
-            filter_urls_json=json.dumps(filter_urls, sort_keys=True),
+            filter_urls_json=json.dumps(filter_urls, sort_keys=True, ensure_ascii=False).replace("</", "<\\/"),
         ),
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
diff --git a/website/tests/test_build.py b/website/tests/test_build.py
index 9ea2b617..85c7ea21 100644
--- a/website/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/website/tests/test_build.py
@@ -655,6 +655,35 @@ class TestBuild:
         assert data["AI & ML"] == "/categories/ai-ml/"
         assert data["Machine Learning > Classical"] == "/categories/machine-learning/classical/"
 
+    def test_filter_urls_json_escapes_closing_script_tag(self, tmp_path):
+        readme = textwrap.dedent("""\
+            # T
+
+            ---
+
+            ## Sneaky </script><script>x=1</script>
+
+            - [a](https://example.com) - A.
+
+            # Contributing
+
+            Done.
+        """)
+        self._copy_real_templates(tmp_path)
+        (tmp_path / "README.md").write_text(readme, encoding="utf-8")
+        build(tmp_path)
+
+        site = tmp_path / "website" / "output"
+        index_html = (site / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+        marker = '<script type="application/json" id="filter-urls">'
+        start = index_html.index(marker) + len(marker)
+        end = index_html.index("</script>", start)
+        block = index_html[start:end]
+        assert "</script>" not in block
+        data = json.loads(block)
+        assert any("Sneaky" in key for key in data)
+
     def test_build_creates_group_pages(self, tmp_path):
         readme = textwrap.dedent("""\
             # T