My sincere apologies if this is not the right place to ask this question.

My [understanding](https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges) regarding advertisements is

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> Ads automatically reduce for a SO user when he or she reaches 200 reputation points. This of course is not applicable to the **bar to the right**.
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Fair enough... However I never expected that it was also applicable to the bar on Top?

For example

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IWn4x.png)

One may say that it is a sponsored link. But for me it is still an advertisement.

Am I missing something? If yes, can someone point me to a link which explains which bars/area will always show advertisements irrespective of reputation.