The new safety measure comes as Roblox faces criticism and at least 35 lawsuits alleging users meet and abuse children on the gaming platform or that the platform helps facilitate child sexual exploitation and grooming.

Roblox said it is "disappointed" that it is being sued based on "misrepresentations and sensationalised claims".

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Roblox. The lawsuit accuses the gaming platform of failing to protect children. Paxton claims Roblox puts profits ahead of safety and exposes minors to predators.

The company, facing legal action over child safety, hopes its new privacy-preserving age-estimation system will become an industry best practice

A California judge, Nina Shapirshteyn, has found against the online gaming giant Roblox, permitting a lawsuit accusing the popular platform of facilitating child sexual exploitation to proceed in public court instead of private arbitration.

Another local parent has filed a lawsuit against gaming app giant Roblox, alleging the platform has become a breeding ground for the sexual exploitation of minors.