Social: Fix connection icon not reflecting the change when profile picture is updated

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Related to SOCIAL-51

Currently in ConnectionIcon component, if the initial profilePicture has error loading, it remains in the same state if the subsequent changes to the profile picture fix the loading issue.

For example, if a connection has a profile pitcture that has its URL expired, it will err on initial load. Ideally, connection test result returns the updated profile picture when available but it's not updated in the icon because the state for the image error is set on the initial error which is never changed when a new image is received.

Proposed changes:

• Update the ConnectionIcon component to properly reflect changes when the profile picture is updated. It now stores the error per URL instead of the boolean flag. So, if the URL changes, it also changes the error associated with it

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Testing instructions:

• Test this on a site which has a Threads, Instagram or a LinkedIn connection with an expired profile picture link
• Apply 196015-ghe-Automattic/wpcom to your sandbox
• Point your site and the public API to your sandbox
• Share a post to the account which has the expired profile picture
• Go to Jetpack > Social page
• Confirm that the profile picture is updated after the connection tests API call finishes.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes an issue where the ConnectionIcon component fails to update when a connection's profile picture URL changes. Previously, the component tracked image loading errors with a boolean flag, which prevented it from attempting to load new URLs after an initial error. The fix changes the error tracking to store the specific URL that failed, allowing new URLs to be attempted.

• Changed error tracking from a boolean flag to storing the actual failed URL
• Updated the display logic to compare the current URL against the failed URL
• Added changelog entries for three affected packages

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
projects/js-packages/publicize-components/src/components/connection-icon/index.jsx	Updated error state tracking to store failed URL instead of boolean, enabling proper updates when profile picture URL changes
projects/plugins/social/changelog/fix-social-connection-icon-update	Changelog entry documenting the bug fix
projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-social-connection-icon-update	Changelog entry documenting the bug fix
projects/js-packages/publicize-components/changelog/fix-social-connection-icon-update	Changelog entry documenting the bug fix

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Code Coverage Summary

Coverage changed in 1 file.

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projects/js-packages/publicize-components/src/components/connection-icon/index.jsx	13/16 (81.25%)	1.25%	0 💚

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