Punishing them because they could hypothetically do something sounds quite strange to me. Why not punish them for actually doing it, or for planning on doing it

Punishing them because they could hypothetically do something sounds quite strange to me. Why not punish them for actually doing it, or for planning on doing it? There are tons of crimes I could hypothetically do, I hope I don't get punished for just being able to hypothetically do them. Secondly, what are the laws about private organizations promoting candidates? If TikTok wants to promote a candidate they should follow those laws. If they obey the laws, that should be fine. If they don't, they should be punished according to those existing laws. If the laws aren't restrictive enough, the laws should be changed.