Elon Musk's Twitter deal: Five changes to the platform are expected

Elon Musk has promised a slew of changes to the microblogging platform, including the relaxation of content restrictions.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is set to become the next owner of Twitter, having pledged $44 billion to purchase the social media platform.

Musk, a self-described "free-speech absolutist," has promised new features such as "authenticating all humans," as he described it in a statement quoted in a press release announcing the acquisition on Monday.

The exact nature of the changes to Twitter is unknown, but the following five events are expected to occur once Musk takes over the microblogging platform.