In the government's landmark antitrust case against Google, it's what we can't see that's

taking center stage.

From American public media, this is Marketplace Tech.

I'm Lili Jamali.

We are going on week three of Google's high stakes trial over allegations that it bought

its way to dominance in search.

The Department of Justice in several states alleged the tech giant has maintained its lucrative

monopoly through exclusive contracts with browser companies and phone makers like Apple

and Samsung.

Google has countered that it's dominant in search because it's got the best product.

Covering this trial has been complicated.

Google and other companies involved have moved to shield documents from public view.

That applies to some testimony, too.

That's according to Leah Nyland, an antitrust reporter for Bloomberg who's been at court

throughout.

In antitrust case, the company's conduct is the alleged violation, and so oftentimes the

government will seek to introduce things like emails, things like corporate presentations

or corporate filings.

But this one, Google is very concerned about its contracts with other folks, and the third

parties are also somewhat concerned about their trade secrets or corporate information

being revealed.

They're parties like Apple, for example.

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