Social media users won’t just be taking to Twitter and Facebook to comment and gripe about the presidential debates this fall.

They’ll be able to watch the three debates between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton on live streams on three of the top social media players — Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

“This is unprecedented,” said Zeus Kerravala, an analyst with ZK Research. “This lets people see [the debates] in different formats and more places. More importantly, the social platforms let everyone comment in real time. Being able to immediately share about what you’re seeing has huge implications.”

Twitter and Bloomberg Media announced this week that they are teaming up to live stream Bloomberg Television’s broadcast of the presidential and vice presidential debates on Twitter.

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