How to block ads from opening the Play Store without user interaction?

Recently, a fair number of ads (about 50% or so of them) served by AppLovin have begun to forcefully open themselves and redirect to the Play Store without any sort of user interaction. How do I block this malware-esque behavior from occurring? I do not want solutions that block all ads altogether, because then rewarded ads stop functioning and it becomes impossible to get any offered in-game ad rewards. Model: Google Pixel 8 Android version: 15