Usability of toggles as a filter or sorting mechanism

I looked up a website (page link here)and noticed this at the bottom of the page (one of the few times that I managed to scroll that far):

It shows a toggle being used to sort the comments added at the bottom of an article, which is something that I haven't seen before (at least used in this scenario).

This is a different pattern to the ones usually used for tables, i.e. dropdowns for filtering or header rows for sorting. I am thinking about the usability of this design pattern and whether it is something that has been specifically created for a mobile first design of a long page.

Any other similar implementation example that anyone has picked up from other types of sites?