Ads! In my Gmail! Mixed in with the rest?! Hooligans!
So I used this little chrome extension called Stylus to add a style to any mail.google.com/*
domain, which subsequently fixes that problem for me by highlighting the sponsored links in such a way that I won't accidentally click on them, while they're mixed in randomly with my email.
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne?pli=1
tr:has( td > div.yW span.aPd ),
tr:has( td > div.yW span.ast ) {
background: palevioletred;