#Mastodon does not use any algorithm for 'sorting' posts but instead shows them to you on a chronological order, so based on the time(stamp)
Platforms like #Twitter, #Facebook etc don't really use a 'timeline' anymore but rather a compiled feed they serve you
On Mastodon a timeline really means timeline! No need for an AI to decide what you see, you can do that puurfectly yourself 
@stux #socialdiscovery has suffered a bit although and requires the #extensive use of #hashtags to help spread the #word and have the same #reach.
This is possibly problematic because #hashtags aren't moderated at all, allowing other parties to infiltrate and overwhelm feeds by spamming irrelevant posts with a specific hashtag.
"That's the #freespeech," some would say. Well, others say it degrades the quality of your #timeline. Some would reply that you should just follow the people that you want and associate with #instances and #federations that you are interested in.
It is a difficult thing, and the idea of #groups as some has proposed might be a good idea. Because I myself don't see anything relevant in the #hashtags in the #mastodon app. Where an algorithm could help a bit, but then again, that information needs to be extracted from somewhere, again coming down to #privacy and #moderation.
I would like to see a page of hashtags people I follow are following.
@Stark9837
> page of hashtags followed by people
#Epicyon seems to have a hashtag swarm, of the tags people you follow have used recently.
@stux
