Revert JSON serialization to how it was with Newtonsoft

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[x] I read and understood the Contributing Guidelines.
[x] This is not a duplicate of an existing merge request.
[x] I believe this falls into the scope of the project and should be part of the built-in functionality.
[x] My code follows the code style of this project.
[x] I have added tests to cover my changes, wherever they are necessary.
[x] All new and existing tests pass.

Closes #3301

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Reverts JSON serialization to how it was with Newtonsoft.Json by not escaping unicode characters.

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Thank you in advance for considering the inclusion of this merge request!