Ships ignoring taunt

So recently I’ve noticed several occasions in fleet arena where enemy ships ignored taunt and went after other ships instead. This was my exe or malev ( i play 2 accounts) v exe and neg.

I assumed it was my mistake and i missed something.

However in todays exe event taunt is seemingly meaningless and i can usually (not always) target whoever i want regardless of taunt/marked effects.

I’m surprised the issue isn’t on the forums yet as I doubt i’m the first to spot this if it’s a widespread issue.

Can anyone confirm if they have seen this too or if I’m just going mental.