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Re:Google has added ads on both its search page and Chrome:/... by Nephx on Friday September 30, 2022 @06:19AM (#33033063)
Yep, Fitbit smartwatch ad for us in Sweden, no Chrome plugins (even shows up in incognito).

Might be exclusive to a portion of users or locations.

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Re:Google has added ads on both its search page and Chrome:/... by N19PEDL2 on Friday September 30, 2022 @06:40AM (#33033195)
> Might be exclusive to a portion of users or locations.

Probably they are testing on a selected range of users.

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Re:Google has added ads on both its search page and Chrome:/... by brettdong on Friday September 30, 2022 @07:08AM (#33033392)
Also see the Fitbit ad from Singapore.
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Re:Google has added ads on both its search page and Chrome:/... by InCityDreams on Friday September 30, 2022 @11:02AM (#33035827)
www.fitbit.com - add it to your hostsfile.
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