Resurfaced comments in which new House Speaker Mike Johnson talked about how he and his son monitor each other’s online activity using “accountability software” have raised questions about national security.

Johnson, a Republican who was first elected to Congress in 2016, spoke in 2022 about how he installed software called Covenant Eyes on his devices during a panel called “War on Technology” at Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, Rolling Stone reported.

According to a clip first posted on X, formerly Twitter, by a user called Receipt Maven, Johnson spoke about how the subscription-based service helps people abstain from internet porn and “objectionable” websites.

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    Well it’s close to it. They don’t actually come look at what we’re browsing, but missionaries show up and ask if we’re making sure we’re doing the “lord’s work” on our computers. I usually say yes - the lord wants me to be searching for gay porn, it’s what Jesus would want. (I’ve never said that but I certainly would love to).

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      but missionaries show up and ask if we’re making sure we’re doing the “lord’s work” on our computers.

      I’m so glad I don’t live in Utah.