YouTube - the world's largest online video sharing service - faced severe service disruptions for about an hour this morning.

Although the website could be accessed, videos could not be played.

The problem appeared to have begun at about 9.30am Malaysian time but was resolved around 10.30am.

According to Youtube's Twitter channel, other services such as Youtube TV and Youtube Music experienced problems as well.

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.
— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018

At the time of writing, #YouTubeDOWN is the number one item on Malaysia's Twitter trend.