That's still often the go to response. Unfortunately, it's not always effective when it most matters. You need something to throw back when they try and make an issue of it.

This is a good example. If Canada did nothing, then Google etc could be pressured into assuming that they accepted it. A quick counter response saying "no" gives plenty of ammo to stop that.

Once that's done though, the "that's weird" is the best mentality.

Basically, the guys playing with their own shit are also flinging it far enough we need to take some measures to avoid being splattered too. It doesn't make it less weird though.