@bitprophet Assuming you aren't running the Ivory Safari extension right? That will open known mastodon URL's in Ivory. You can turn it off in Safari's Extension tab in its settings. Otherwise Mastodon.social has Ivory set as one of the apps links to that server can open up in. And there is a way to toggle that on and off, but I honestly forget how to do it. It has something to do with right-clicking on the url and opening in the browser instead.
@ivory don't think I am running that extension, but I'll double check (I'm on FF, anyways).
Also didn't realize the websites can trigger this behavior themselves, another avenue to look into. Thanks!