FWIW, when I worked at reddit, I never ran an ad blocker. In fact, I didn't run one for about five years after, until my CPU started spiking on just about every web page I visited.
But even then, I whitelisted reddit.
So my guess is yes, they see the output of their work.
But even then, I whitelisted reddit.
So my guess is yes, they see the output of their work.