You can turn that off https://mastodon.social/@benjiweber/109388009967277758
For some reason they decided to elevate random noise to the same level as pornography, forcing you to automatically reveal it all (on platforms that support that feature) or just be annoyed.
It's a minor thing in the grand scheme, but it does leave Twitter in a superior, less user-hostile position.
(This is actually something I like a lot about Mastodon vs Twitter; the third-party ecosystem seems healthier)