Update encoding related code (uplift to 1.11.x)

[deeppandya]

Uplift of #6228

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[kjozwiak]

npm run audit_deps failed on each platform due to lodash which is a known intermittent issue. Issue was already fixed on the other channels. Doesn't block uplift.

Looks like the Linux instance was dropped/disconnected as per https://ci.brave.com/job/pr-brave-browser-rate_brave_encoding_dp_1.11.x/1/execution/node/470/log/. Restarting.

17:16:14  Cannot contact i-0b080b3ee06fa2255: hudson.remoting.ChannelClosedException: Channel "hudson.remoting.Channel@17a0da77:i-0b080b3ee06fa2255": Remote call on i-0b080b3ee06fa2255 failed. The channel is closing down or has closed down
17:21:13  Could not connect to i-0b080b3ee06fa2255 to send interrupt signal to process

Looks like the Win x64 instance was also lost/disconnected as per https://ci.brave.com/job/pr-brave-browser-rate_brave_encoding_dp_1.11.x/1/execution/node/136/log/. Restarting.

17:13:48  Cannot contact i-04fad74348e603827: hudson.remoting.ChannelClosedException: Channel "hudson.remoting.Channel@6dd56be5:i-04fad74348e603827": Remote call on i-04fad74348e603827 failed. The channel is closing down or has closed down
17:18:53  Could not connect to i-04fad74348e603827 to send interrupt signal to process

[srirambv]

Uplift to 1.11.x approved after deliberating with @brave/uplift-approvers . CI failed due to test browser which is a known intermittent issue. Hence approving for uplift