Google search as a whole is just completly enshittified nowadays. I remember how i started to use alternatives like DDG or Ecosia 10 years ago and still switched back to Google in 50% of times because it just delivered the results i wanted. About 5 years ago or so Google search became slowly so shitty that i used it maybe twice a week. Nowadays months can go by without Google and when i try it out for a particular hard to find search query i'm always shocked how bad it had become. Like sometimes it doesnt fill even a single page and every single result is utter garbage.

So i'd say Google doesnt hate PieFed. Theye just hate their users and humanity itself probably too.

Edit: The annoying part is DDG and the like never got as good as Google in its golden age. They're just better than now in its shitty age. I sometimes really miss typing in the most vague query for a super niche subject and having the exact result i want without even scrolling. Those were the days.