Why is game pauseing by itself?

Idk if this is a bug or a feature but anytime a rivalry is formed or broken and country takes on a debt my game just pauses by itself. Is this intended and if so why? I really couldn't care less about Autstria and Prussia breaking rivalry and starting it again when I'm playing as Brazil.

Have I just enabled some setting in my stupidity or is this a bug/"feature"? (playing on an m1 mac btw)